KEY SCRIPTURE; John 19:6 KJV” When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.”

Pilate found no justification to kill Jesus, yet he gave Him over to be killed. He did so because of these people. insisted Jesus should be crucified. Pilate was the governor of Israel. He had the full complement of the Roman army in his region. If he decided to declare Jesus would not be crucified, these screaming Jews could do nothing to him. He had a sovereign will like every one of us have, but he surrendered his will to the demands of the people.

According to the bible, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? Who are you yielding to? Are you yielding to the flesh or the Spirit? Why did Pilate subject his will to the desires of the people? Pilate chose his reputation over the truth. The flesh has a voice that speaks and cries to be obeyed. When the voice of the flesh dominates the mind, you will yield ultimately to it.

In the story of Samson and Delilah, she kept pestering him to tell him, where his secret strength was. Samson never decided to say no,’ I will not tell you’. What will stop the cries of the flesh is your decision, backed by your action. If Pilate had made them all to keep quiet and said loudly to them, I am the governor and I have decided not to crucify Him. They would have murmured, but they could not have shouted any longer. The voice for sin would keep screaming until you silence it, with your decision. Remember a decided mind cannot be tempted.

Some are addicted to a certain lifestyle, substances like alcohol, etc. Please do like the prodigal son. Think through your actions and ask yourself questions Lk 15:17. By answering himself he decided never to stay in that condition. Dear one, arise out of that addiction today a never go back. Say, I have stopped this habit, and I am not going back again.

THOUGHT:  YOUR WILL IS SOVEREIGN, NO WRONG THING, SHOULD CONTROL IT.

FURTHER STUDIES

Luk 4:4 KJV And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Luke 4:8 KJV “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”