Away With This Man
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Away With This Man
In society, there always seems to be some who are rejected as some sort of misfit. All sorts of reasons are made out to be valid: different clothing — too fat or thin — too tall or short — uncomfortably intelligent or lacking in knowledge — different accent — different personality — different beliefs. The list goes on.
When Jesus was rejected, people were most uncomfortable with the truths He spoke. Jesus’ truths revealed corrupt hearts and minds — sins of every sort. Nobody wants their pet sins revealed. Nobody wants to admit guilt. So, when Jesus was on trial before Pilate, the people guiltily deemed it necessary to cry out in Luke 23:18,
Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!
What do we anxiously want to do with Jesus? Do we want to lock Him up so that others won’t recognize us as so-called Christians? Do we want to deny Him, so that we can live more boldly in our sins — as the rest of this world? Do we want to openly deny Him as a Savior of any sort? Do we just want to get rid of Him in our lives? Is Jesus an embarrassment to us? Do we cringe at the thought of praising Him?
Our earthly thoughts are quite the conundrum — aren’t they?
What kind of corruption — like Barabbas — do we replace Jesus with?
In general, people don’t want the embarrassment of accepting Jesus as their honest-to-goodness Savior from all their sins.
Maybe it’s time to dig more into God’s word to be reminded of all the reasons why we need a Savior from our sins. Our eternity depends on our facing the truths of our being — and our Maker’s salvation through Christ Jesus alone.
When we let Jesus relieve us of our guilt, we exclaim, “Hallelujah! LORD, there is true joy in knowing You as our Savior! Thank You!”
Love,
Margaret
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A Christian devotional to glorify the LORD of lords and GOD of gods.
Pray for our country.
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… Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus …
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The LORD made this day, let us rejoice and be glad in Him.
Psalm 118:24
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The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:30
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Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
Psalm 33:1
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How blessed are those who dwell in Thy house!
They are ever praising Thee.
Psalm 84:4
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Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Psalm 103:13
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O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 107:1
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Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Psalm 105:3
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Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12
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