Verses: John 18 : 28 - 40
My thoughts about the verses:
Jesus is the ruler that the Jewish community had been waiting for. Yet, he wasn't what they expected. They wanted someone to bodily come in to take back their land. Free them from tyranny and allow them to reestablish the Kingdom they once had.
They did not understand the prophecies that had been told as far back as time had begun. Sometimes you do not get what you want you get what you need. People have their own view on what would make them happy. Free them from the struggles that they are going through and allow them to live the peaceful existence that they crave.
I want to make it clear that Jesus was exactly what this community needed. In fact, he was what everyone in the world during those days and today needed. They needed a way to cleanse themselves from the impurities that infiltrated their life. They could not do it on their own. They needed a sacrificial lamb to take their place.
How ironic that they brought Jesus to Pilate on the Sabbath, but because of their customs would not even enter the palace of Pilate. They made the Governor come to them. Pilate was just an instrument that was needed to fulfill the prophecy of Jesus's death on the cross. The Jewish leaders knew that they had no right to kill anyone so they had to go to their conquerors to get justice. How many times do we seek out the help of others because we cannot do it ourselves? Yet when we seek them out we tell them exactly how to do what we want. Pilate saw no harm in Jesus. He wasn't there to take over Roman rule. So why should a man be killed that had done no wrong.
The Jewish leaders wanted Jesus dead out of their own fear. They would rather release a man that they knew was had started a rebellion, than to allow Jesus to continue spreading the good news. They were so afraid that he would upset the Romans and that they would quit allowing them to worship. Yet, here Jesus is with the Governor and nothing can be found that makes him guilty. As you read the scripture you will notice that the Romans were not interested in Jesus. It was the church leaders who were afraid of him. The entire reason for killing Jesus is totally in their head. What they needed was not delivered in the package they wanted.
The lesson that we need to take from this is that God gives us everything we need. Sometimes the way receive what we need is different than the way we want to receive it. Often the package is so much different that we do not realize until later that we have what we really desired in the first place. The Holy Spirit will free us from our worries if we allow the grace to flow through us. We need to allow God to do the work we need done in our life. You need to depend on your faith because we will one day no that both answered and unanswered prayers are exactly what we need.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for your presence in our life. We thank you for granting us the gift of the Holy Spirit. We ask that you help us accept the gifts that you give us daily. May we look at what you have done in our life and help us understand what you have given to us. Let us accept the times when prayers are not answered just the way we want us. Help us not be a stumbling block in the path of others. Dear God we praise you and ask for your guidance in all things. In your Holy Name we Pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you ever had prayers answered differently than you desired? Have you realized later that you got just what you needed? Have you become a stumbling block in others life? What do you need to do today to remove obstacles that you have placed between you and the Savior?
My thoughts about the verses:
Jesus is the ruler that the Jewish community had been waiting for. Yet, he wasn't what they expected. They wanted someone to bodily come in to take back their land. Free them from tyranny and allow them to reestablish the Kingdom they once had.
They did not understand the prophecies that had been told as far back as time had begun. Sometimes you do not get what you want you get what you need. People have their own view on what would make them happy. Free them from the struggles that they are going through and allow them to live the peaceful existence that they crave.
I want to make it clear that Jesus was exactly what this community needed. In fact, he was what everyone in the world during those days and today needed. They needed a way to cleanse themselves from the impurities that infiltrated their life. They could not do it on their own. They needed a sacrificial lamb to take their place.
How ironic that they brought Jesus to Pilate on the Sabbath, but because of their customs would not even enter the palace of Pilate. They made the Governor come to them. Pilate was just an instrument that was needed to fulfill the prophecy of Jesus's death on the cross. The Jewish leaders knew that they had no right to kill anyone so they had to go to their conquerors to get justice. How many times do we seek out the help of others because we cannot do it ourselves? Yet when we seek them out we tell them exactly how to do what we want. Pilate saw no harm in Jesus. He wasn't there to take over Roman rule. So why should a man be killed that had done no wrong.
The Jewish leaders wanted Jesus dead out of their own fear. They would rather release a man that they knew was had started a rebellion, than to allow Jesus to continue spreading the good news. They were so afraid that he would upset the Romans and that they would quit allowing them to worship. Yet, here Jesus is with the Governor and nothing can be found that makes him guilty. As you read the scripture you will notice that the Romans were not interested in Jesus. It was the church leaders who were afraid of him. The entire reason for killing Jesus is totally in their head. What they needed was not delivered in the package they wanted.
The lesson that we need to take from this is that God gives us everything we need. Sometimes the way receive what we need is different than the way we want to receive it. Often the package is so much different that we do not realize until later that we have what we really desired in the first place. The Holy Spirit will free us from our worries if we allow the grace to flow through us. We need to allow God to do the work we need done in our life. You need to depend on your faith because we will one day no that both answered and unanswered prayers are exactly what we need.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for your presence in our life. We thank you for granting us the gift of the Holy Spirit. We ask that you help us accept the gifts that you give us daily. May we look at what you have done in our life and help us understand what you have given to us. Let us accept the times when prayers are not answered just the way we want us. Help us not be a stumbling block in the path of others. Dear God we praise you and ask for your guidance in all things. In your Holy Name we Pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you ever had prayers answered differently than you desired? Have you realized later that you got just what you needed? Have you become a stumbling block in others life? What do you need to do today to remove obstacles that you have placed between you and the Savior?
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