Let Him be Crucified!

“Are you the King of the Jews?”… 

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let Him be crucified!”…

“I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.”

Matthew 27:11, 22, 24

I hope this finds you reflecting on our message last Sunday — Pilate, prophecy, and the astonishing truth that led to our King being crucified.

We walked through Matthew 27:11–26, watching Jesus stand on trial before Pilate, Jesus’s silence and words, and Pilate’s wife’s dream. We traced Pilate’s custom of releasing a prisoner, the shocking choice of Barabbas, the crowd crying, “Let Him be crucified,” Pilate washing his hands, and the scourging of Jesus, all in keeping with God’s redemptive plan. 

I reminded us that Jesus alone was righteous and innocent as the passage further demonstrated, that His death is substitutionary for our sins, and that this passage must not be twisted into hatred toward the Jewish people but rather into prayerful witness and compassion.

May this find you encouraged in Christ and looking for opportunities to share Him today.