John 19:12 “From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, ‘If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.’”
Pilate was caught between the conflicting voice of his own conscience and the voice of the people. In listening to the people — he took the easy way out — he did what was easy. In the following verses (v.15-16) we see that Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified.
It takes courage to stand against the crowd. It is getting tougher by the day, because you can be called a “hate-monger” or be accused of uttering hate speech by denouncing sinful practices.
No matter how hard it may be — a Christian must be courageous and take a stand for Christ.
Galatians 1:10 says the following: “Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
There isn’t a whole lot I can add to that. So, I bid you farewell for now.
