KEY SCRIPTURE: Joh 19:11 KJV “Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.”

Pilate asked the Lord Jesus why is he not answering him. He added, “Do you not know that I have the authority to set you free or to authorise your crucifixion? The Lord did not lose sight of the truth. The truth is that only God has the final word over our lives. It is God who gives the right to men to exercise authority over other men’s lives. The outcome of whatever happens to us depends on how we respond to God’s word in our lives. God and His word are one God that can be predicted based on what his word says.

The Lord Jesus was not moved by the status of Pilate. He was only acting in response to the word of God. Since He knew what the Father had said to Him, whatever was happening did not change His mood or make Him act on impulse. The word says Forever O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven, and thy faithfulness is unto all generations. PS 119:89,90.

Whenever we respond to situations out of fear, we lose ourselves from God’s authority and turn our lives to be manipulated by other factors or forces. Fear also means we do not have trust in God, and that gives anything at all the authority to determine what should happen to us. Jesus was never afraid of Pilate and what he could do to him. He therefore addressed Pilate rightly. He said you cannot do anything to me until the authority is given to you by my father. How did He address him rightly? He addressed him in the light of the word of God. This kept Him in the will of God. The safest place on the earth is to remain in the will of God.

One man who allowed the situation to play against him was Job. Job had challenges that came to Him because he was always living in fear. Job 3:25, 26 KJV’ For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet, yet trouble came.’ Job’s life was seriously troubled when the things he feared came on Him. Although God permitted Satan to test him, his fears made things go in such a way that, God could do nothing about it, but to allow Satan to tempt him. He kept saying I was not safe. How should we live?  Put your trust in the Lord and declare your confidence in Him.

THOUGHT: STAY FAITHFUL TO GOD’S WORD, TO KEEP YOU IN HIS PERFECT WILL.

FURTHER STUDIES

Psalms 17:4 KJV” Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”

Psalms 119:67 KJV” Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.”