...Barabbas! Rome's Bad Boy. Mr. Rebellious. Did time in the 'pen. Probably had tatoos, a few piercings and rode a Harley. Think Oakland Raiders fan. An overall scary dude.
In John chapter 18, we witness Barabbas win The People's Choice Award, the King of the Jews being the only other nominee. The award presenter is none other than Pontius Pilate. Think spineless schmuck.
Jesus got the shaft.
The Jewish crowd chose Barabbas out of pure rebellion. It wasn't so much that they wanted Barabbas; but their hatred of Jesus had grown to such a level that they would have cried for anyone else to be released.
The crowd wanted no part of Jesus' teachings and claims. They had no intention of following a man who convicted them of sin. They took matters into their own hands.
This is the deceptiveness of sin. By rejecting the convictions of God in our lives, we deceive ourselves. We make Satan's job easy. When "we the people" ignore the Word, isolate ourselves from worship, and refuse to involve God in our choices, then just like the crowd that day, we are making The People's Choice not The Lord's Choice for our lives.
Stop living your life for YOU and choose to live it for the One who created you. It comes with a great award!
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