John
19:7-11 KJV
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to
die, because he made himself the Son of God.
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus,
Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest
thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
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 was so close to the
truth. Having heard that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God he became afraid
and inquired of the Lord about it. It should not surprise us that Jesus did not
answer; it is the work of the Holy Spirit to convict and it is apparent that
conviction already existed. It was then up to Pilate to respond to that
conviction; a responsibility Pilate never carried to conclusion.
How many are those who stand at
the doorstep of eternal salvation! There they stand, with Christ in their
sight, but unwilling to take that one step of faith. The more zealous Christians
want to just push them ahead. It would be wise for us to see that Christ
Himself took no action but left Pilate to his own convictions. Great damage has
been done to the eternal cause of Christ by forcing a profession of faith onto
one whose own conviction has not brought them to it. Perhaps the cause of such
wickedness in modern Christianity can be laid at this doorway.
Oh for the souls of those men
and women who experience the conviction of the Holy Spirit! How we ought to
pray for them.
- May God grant them grace to take
that final step of faith
- May Satan's hindrances not prevail
to keep them from Christ
- May the child of God have that
discernment as to speak in such a way that many believe but not manipulate
a profession that is not born of genuine faith.
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