I was reading in John today, about the trial of Jesus before Pilate.
They had this very interesting exchange of words. As you know, Pilate did not want to crucify Jesus, in fact he tried several times to let him go.
"When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. "Do you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?"
Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
John 19-8-11 (NIV)
Pilate was focused on his own earthly power, what he could do or achieve.
Jesus told him plainly, he was not the one running the show.
Do we recognize this in our own lives? That nothing can come into our lives that has not passed through the will of God.
