No Fault in Him

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

(John 19:5-6)

 

Pilate and Herod represent the powers and kingdoms of the world, while the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Jewish priesthood represent the world’s religious authority. Both are children of the flesh bent on persecuting the children of God, and it has been that way since Cain and Abel. It is still that way.

 

Pilate could find no fault in the Lord, and even today, the world recognizes Jesus as a sterling example and a wonderful specimen of human nature. They see Him as someone akin to Buddha, Krishna, Mohammed, or Ghandi. They have no problem with Jesus, until they are inflamed by the devil, who resents His claim to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

 

Religious people resent Jesus, because they believe they can please God by good works and acts of devotion and piety; that they can impress God with acts of heroism and self-sacrifice, and that the Blood of Jesus is a trivial complication. Yet, the scriptures teach there is no way to come to God but by His Blood. Thus, worldly men ignore Jesus, and religious men hate Him and the Good News He speaks.

           

Beloveds, Jesus is the King Everlasting, and His rule is sure by the victory He won on Calvary. No, there is no fault in Him, nor will there ever be. May we, too, be found faultless because we are found in Him!

 

Let’s Pray — Father, my devotion is to the man Jesus Christ, and no one else. I find my pleasure in him alone, and I pray he finds pleasure in me. In Jesus’ holy name, Amen.