I was reading in John 18 and was particularly struck by verses 18-19. Pilate is offering to release Jesus, but the people cry out for Barabbas. Following their cry is Scripture's declaration: "Now Barabbas was a robber".
Isn't it the truth that whenever we choose something or someone over Jesus, that thing or person is a robber? Jn. 10:14 "The thief does not come except to steal,and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly". I'm not sure why I can't seem to grasp this when all the little decisions (and the big ones) of life present themselves. It is a daily struggle to choose Jesus and not the robbers, but I don't always see that that's the choice being made.
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