John 18:38

John 18:38 says, Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth.  And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in Him no fault at all.  The question what is truth is a valid question.  At one time in the history of the world, the truth was that the world was flat.  Today, two people can look at the same event and recount it differently and both know they are telling the truth.  Jesus did not say He was a truth, but that He was the truth.  We need to spend time daily searching God's word and praying to know His truth.  My feelings may lead me to believe that I know the truth in a particular situation, but I must make sure it is God's truth.  Then, Pilate went out to the Jews and told them he could find no fault at all in Jesus.  Pilate may not have accepted Jesus' claim, but he could find no fault with Him.  If those who oppose Jesus today were to really examine His teachings, His truth, they could find no fault with Him. The trumped-up charges didn't stand then, and they won't stand today. Verse thirty-nine adds, But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?  Pilate should have freed Jesus when he could find no fault with Him, but he attempted to pass the decision off to others.  Today, some people find no fault with Jesus, but they still refuse to accept Him for Who He is.  They basically say that it is okay what others believe, but Christ is not the Truth for them.  Maybe Pilate thought they didn't want Jesus condemned.  We would think religious leaders would want the Messiah to reign, but they had brought Jesus there to have Him put to death.  Verse forty continue, Then they cried again, Not this Man, but Barrabas.  Now Barrabas was a robber.  They chose to free a guilty robber over an innocent Jesus.  We today are faced with the same question.  When it comes time to choose, will we pick Jesus or the evil of this world?  The religious leaders that day chose the evil of the world.  We need to be in prayer daily that we don't make the same choice.  We must choose Jesus.