John 19:19  And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

     It was customary that the accusations or crimes of the person being crucified were placed on the cross with them for all the world to see.  Pilate did everything he could to release Jesus.  He tried to reason with the leaders of the Jews.  He even told them to judge Jesus according to their laws.  But they had let hatred for Jesus to build up in their hearts.  The religious people were afraid of Jesus. They wanted him dead and that went against their customs.  They thought they could stop the people from believing in him if he was dead.  They were afraid of losing their position in the community. Jesus kept gaining in popularity. They knew it wouldn’t be long until his message of love would replace their long list of religious rules.

  The people were given a choice of one to set free. The Jews filled the crowd with people who would ask for Barabas to be set free. When Pilate asked what to do with Jesus, they shouted crucify. Pilate said he could not find any fault with Jesus and washed his hands of the whole thing before the crowd. Then Pilate wrote the title JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS, as Jesus’ accusation. When the Jews saw his accusation, they pleaded with Pilate to change it to say, “He says he is the King of the Jews.”  Pilate said, I wrote it like it needed to be and I will not change it.  It makes me wonder how many Jews and Gentiles believed because of the accusation. 

I can guarantee that if we try to do the right thing and walk with God, the enemy will not like it. He will do what he can to see that we fall under offense, accusation or both. We have to be strong in the Lord and walk in the anointing He has given us. Jesus could have justified himself, but he didn’t say a word. He was our example, when we fall under accusation we need to not feel like we have to justify ourselves. We know the truth and God does too. He will fight our battles and will elevate us in spite of people’s opinions. We have no reason to fret or allow people to stand in the way of us doing what we know is right.

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS