Wed Devo

Read Luke 23:1-12. How cryptic "I find no fault..." "But they were the more fierce.." When you have a personal agenda logic doesn't matter. I think of this right now as people are weighing who they should vote for. Some leave their minds at the door but locking into a certain party or fixating on one issue. Here the enemies of Jesus have their mind made up - they are unwilling to listen to a verdic of "non-guilty" they came for blood and they aren't leaving until they get it. 

v. 6-7 Like many who don't know what to do with Jesus Pilate was simply ready to pass him along to others. Let's let someone deal with him. How many times do we come to something Jesus said and as we discover its difficult we simply let others deal with it. Spiritual sloth has caught all of us sleeping on important issues that needed attention.

v. 11 the gorgeous robe was not a compliment but mockery. I had a waiter at this week and I asked him, as I often ask waiters, "how can I pray for you." His first response was a smirk. I didn't know if that meant he had been asked that before by some annoying pastor or he something else. Later I figured it was probably more just simply doubt in the power of prayer. Many will mock the power of God - especially when it looks so weak to the world. Jesus looked weak here. Prayer often looks weak - but by faith we are accessing spiritual power to change the world. No mockery of the kingdom kept Jesus from bringing down satan and no mockery of our faith will destroy God's purpose for our lives if we don't let it.

questions

1) What issue has the Lord wanting to deal with you on but you keep sweeping it under the rug?

2) how did Jesus react to being mocked? How should we?

Lord let us be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves!