Feb 7, 2018 – Matt 27
They answered,
"Let his blood be on us and on our children!" Matt 27:25
We either are
accountable for his blood or are saved by his blood---our choice.
Sometimes we say things meaning one thing, and don’t realize
how true the words really are when looked at differently.
As Jesus faced the crowds, Pilate called out and challenged
the people about their condemnation of Jesus.
He knew the pride of the leaders had sent Jesus to trial. He knew the crowd was condemning an innocent
man, and the guilt that comes with wrong verdicts. And Pilate was keenly aware of the
significance of Jesus. So to get around
the issue, Pilate washes his hands of the whole mess and lays it on the people. Little did the people know how true their
response would be: “Let his blood fall
on us.”
Their chant was an acceptance of accountability for the
blood of Jesus. Every person on earth
who sins is saying the same thing when we sin.
We are choosing to take accountability for putting Jesus on the cross at
every sinful thought, word or deed. In our
arrogance and pride, we choose to take the consequences in order to gain the
short-term benefit of the sin. In a
sense, we are putting Jesus to death ourselves.
But days later, when Jesus was found alive and Peter called
for repentance, many of those same people would ask for his blood to fall on
them in a different way. Instead of
being accountable for the sin, they would cry out for forgiveness from their
sin. Little did they know that it would
be the same request as before: ‘Let His
blood be on us & on our children’.
That same blood that marked their sin would now mark their
forgiveness. The sacrifice would be
their salvation – all because they confessed their sins and turned their lives
over to Jesus.
We have the same choice today – we can either let Jesus’
blood condemn us or save us. His blood
will be on our hands, or covering our hearts, depending on our choice in this life. We are guilty of bloodshed through our sins,
or forgiven forever through our repentance.
Make the right choice – don’t live with blood on your hands
anymore. Live with His blood pumping
through your heart.
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