Acts 19: 12-16 – “From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” ¹³ So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.  He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” ¹⁵ They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” ¹⁶ So he delivered him over to them to be crucified.“

Several things captured my heart and filled my thoughts as I mused on the closing chapters of the Gospel of John.   The Jewish hierarchy brought Jesus to Pilate for condemnation.   Pilate chastised them for bringing an innocent man to him.   Their jealousy and desire to protect their religious structure drove them to this action.

In John 19:15, Pilate asked, “Shall I crucify your king?”  It was another opportunity to acknowledge Jesus, but they responded out of their true hearts – “We have no king but Caesar.”   Wow!   Sadly, many are there today.   They have made man’s government and mammon their King and their God.    

When Pilate prepared the plaque identifying Jesus as the King of the Jews, those religionists protested. Pilate’s response is a reality of life: “What I have written, I have written.” The only time we can alter our story is while we are alive.   Our final chapter will end badly if we have no King but Caesar.   Many are trying to have Caesar as King and claim inheritance and family membership in the kingdom of God.

Malachi 2:17 speaks to that.  “You have wearied Me (God) with your words…”  That is an attention-getter.   How did they weary God?  “In that you say, everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in such; OR, where is the God who judges righteousness judgments?”

Attributing to God the cause of evil and twisting His Word reveals a corrupt heart and blinded mind.  But, if one has no King but Caesar, this is the norm.

God has set before us life and death, blessing and curse.  He has opened the door, and we are writing our own book.  What we write will stay with us eternally.  The Holy Spirit wants to edit our book.

It is needful that we take a stand for God and against evil.  Tomorrow is not guaranteed, so Now is the Time!   God’s desire is fellowship and blessing for you.  Your choice determines what He does for you, in and through you.  What you write, you write. 

Take your tablet and write Victory!  That is your heritage! 

Have a Great Day enjoying the complete victory Jesus has provided!