They Still Ask For Barabbas

 "And they all cried out at once, saying, away with this man, and release to us Barabbas." Luke23:18

The question today is, why Barabbas? Why did they request that a hardened criminal be released instead of the innocent Christ? The easy answer is that the crowd was motivated by the words of the Jewish leaders. They delivered Jesus up for envy. The crowd was caught up in the antichrist spirit of the day.

I suggest that we all might have chosen Barabbas given the right mix of circumstances. I'm sure that those closest to Christ were not in that crowd. I guess that given the choice, the elites will always choose contrary to God's will.

Was condemning Christ to die on a Roman cross contrary to God's will? To this end Christ came into the world just at the right time to do this very thing. It is one of those strange things that, though it is woe to those who do it, it was God's will that it be done.

I wonder if Satan, gloating over seeming victory, began to wonder if it wasn't going too easy? When did it dawn on him that he had played right into God's hand? Even Satan could not stop what he had started. It had to be done to fulfill God's plan.

The elites of society will never be on the Lord's side. They have too much invested, and they have too much to lose. This is why we are called by God to preach to the poor. 

Jesus said that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get saved. It can happen, but it is highly unlikely. Give them Barabbas, give us Christ!