John 18:38

Pilate went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him." - John 18:38

Dear Jesus,

Oh how Pilate's words underscored your innocence the great injustice you were enduring! He could find no basis for the political charges brought against you, yet he wasn't willing to set you free. It would have cost him something he wasn't willing to pay. How irksome it must have been that you were bound for a gruesome death but for nothing you had done. I get so incensed when I'm judged by people who really don't know the true story nor have concern for my reputation. My first reaction is anger and then I fantasize about vindication and sometimes even vengeance. But not you. You were thinking of the joy set before you (Hebrews 12). When you took the blame for nothing you had done, you knew you were taking the blame for everything we had done. You were silencing Satan forever. His accusations and hounding criticism would be silenced by your blood. Your love for me gave you courage to stand down the temptation to lash out. The more I think about the internal strength your love exhibited, the more I admire and love you. You are my greatest hero.

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson

A lifetime of meditation would not exhaust the depths of discovery of Christ's love for us.