And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.Barabbas was possibly the first man truly saved by Christ. He was a dead man walking, but Christ interceded and took his place, leaving him to freedom. Yet even with an example like this, I still have constant trouble letting myself believe that I'm no worse than anyone else who's been saved, or that I actually have been.
Jesus wasn't just sent off to be killed, He was delivered to the will of jealous men. They wanted Him dead, and Pilate lacked the will to deny them that. So He would have done to Him all that they wanted, without resistance or struggle, and again man's desires led to destruction. With anyone else, that would have been the end of a sad story, so we should again thank God that it wasn't the end.
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