Daily Wisdom

Pilate Knows the Truth – Mark 15:9-10

Key Passage

Pilate asked the people, "Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?" Pilate knew that the leading priests had given Jesus to him because they were jealous of Jesus.

— Mark 15:9-10 ERV (Read Full Text)

Key Thought

So often, people make their decisions to honor Jesus based upon the opinion of the crowd around them. Pilate, though armed with Rome's military might, is a puppet in the hands of Jesus' enemies because he is willing to let the crowd decide what he will do with Jesus. What about us?

Prayer

O Father, please give me the courage to be loyal to Jesus no matter which way the crowd goes. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Related Scriptures

The people that live now are living in a sinful and evil time. If any person is ashamed of me and my teaching, then I will be ashamed of that person. I will be ashamed of that person at the time I come with the glory of my Father and the holy angels."
Mark 8:38

I die every day. That is true, brothers, the same as it is true that I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. I fought wild animals in Ephesus. If I did that only for human reasons, to satisfy my own pride, then I have gained nothing. If people are not raised from death, "Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we die." Don't be fooled: "Bad friends will ruin good habits." Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you don't know God. I say this to shame you.
1 Corinthians 15:31-34

Don't be afraid of the things that will happen to you. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison. He will do this to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But be faithful, even if you have to die. If you continue faithful, then I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:10

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