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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Release - Lent Photo Challenge

Release…

Do you find it fascinating when Jesus was on trial that the people were so convinced He should be crucified that they let the murderer go?  Pontius Pilate couldn’t find anything to convict Jesus of so he figured if he put Barabbas in front of the people and gave them a choice; they would pick the murderer and release Jesus.  However, the people didn’t pick Barabbas.  The people were insistent that Jesus be crucified.  It seems crazy to release a murderer back on the street!

Well, it would be no different if we were standing before the crowd and Jesus was standing next to us. It is easy to say that we are not as bad as Barabbas, but if the people released us they still got it wrong.  The people would be releasing the sinner and convicting an innocent man that never did anything wrong. We sent Jesus to the cross.  It is our sin that crucified an innocent man. 


Thankfully, Jesus didn’t turn away and say no.  He willingly went to the cross so we could be released from our sin.  “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!” Romans 5:8   

Cheryl

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