February 26, 2019

Give Us Barabbas


Jesus was before Pilate and he said to the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against him. But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?” They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas” (John 18:38b-40a NIV)! It gives me pause to think that many believers shout a similar message today on Sunday mornings. Rather than wanting to hear a message about Jesus Christ, they insist on entertainment, being active in social causes and starting a new church program. We should be shouting, “Give us Jesus!”


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