To the Righteous Voter: Remember Barabbas

Have you ever chosen something or someone because you got caught up in the emotion of the crowd?

Barabbas, whose name is synonymous with trouble, was arrested by Roman authorities, put in prison, and scheduled for execution. Mark 15:6-15 tells the story of what happens next. Jesus and Pilate are standing before the crowd, Pilate tells the crowd that it was customary during the Passover Feast to release a prisoner. Pilate then gives the crowd a choice between Jesus, the man who healed, taught, and loved, and Barabbas, a man known for insurrection and murder. Influenced by the chief priests and elders, the crowd, the raucous crowd, chose Barabbas. They chose to free a guilty man and crucify an innocent man! 

Beloved, you and I are in the crowd that will cast our vote for the next President of the United States. We stand side by side amid the loud, annoying, and sometimes obnoxious voices that are intentionally trying to influence our thinking on the issues and who should be the next President. Our choices matter! They have consequences and can lead to either blessings or burdens. Beloved, refuse to go along with the crowd!  Instead, ponder the Candidates soberly, vigilantly, prayerfully seeking for God’s wisdom, then get out and vote in November!   

That crowd, that chose Barabbas, they will forever be linked to the torture and crucifixion of an innocent man, Jesus Christ, the Son of God!  Whoever you choose, if they get voted into office, you will forever be connected with their potential greatness or their historical failures. Beloved, remember Barabbas!

This is Laine Wilder for Carry the Light Ministries, bringing you Insights From an Elder.

by Laine Wilder

author of “Insights From an Elder” for

Carry the Light Ministries