Nothing I write here can ever come close to helping any of us understand the true magnitude of what Jesus Christ did for us on that first Good Friday so many years ago.
But I can tell you this: When Jesus hung on the cross, his life draining from his body...he thought of you.
Let that sink in for a minute.
He was crucified for your sins.
Are you Pontius Pilate?
I used to believe Pilate got a bad rap. He was interested in Jesus, seemed to understand Jesus was somehow....special.Pilate sought the truth.
Pilate wanted to release Jesus, and stated he found the Lord guilty of no crime deserving death.
Give Pilate a break!
But look again at what Pilate did- or, rather- failed to do.
Pilate knew the truth- he knew Jesus was guilty of nothing.
And Pilate did nothing to save him.
Now, laying aside for the moment our 20/20 hindsight and knowledge of the scriptures, and that everything unfolded exactly as it was meant to be....think about that.
Pilate knew the truth, and did nothing to stop the evil.
How often do you do that? More often than you think.
"I don't believe in abortion, but I can't make decisions for other people."
"What's true for you isn't necessaritly true for me."
"Well, she's an adult. I can't say anything about what she does."
"It's OK, I'm mature enough to not let this get out of hand."
"What difference does it make if gays marry? I don't agree with it, but it doesn't affect me."
"God understands if I use artificial contraception."
Pilate was a moral relativist, and - thanks to what Pope Benedict XVI called "the dictatorship of relativism"- so is most of society. We've evolved to a place where objective truth no longer exists, everything is relative.
Well, that's a lie. And we all know who the Father of Lies is.
So- next time you find yourself failing to stand up for the truth against the crowd who thinks loud lies become truths, remember....you have company.
Pontius Pilate.
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