Mark 15:14

Mark 15:14 says, Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done?  And they cried out more exceedingly, Crucify him.   Though he could find nothing evil that Jesus had done, he still asked the crowd about it.  They did not answer, but simply cried out, "Crucify Him." People will never be able to find any evil that Jesus has done, but many still in effect say “Crucify Him” by rejecting His sacrifice for them on that cross. Verse fifteen adds, And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.  Pilate gave in to the will of the people instead of doing what he knew was right, and even if we know that Jesus Christ died innocently for our sins, if we give in to the will of the world instead of accepting Him as our Savior and Lord, we are like Pilate.  Veres sixteen says, And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.  After the crowd demanded that Barabbas be released and Jesus be crucified, the soldiers led Jesus into the hall called Praetorium.  They had a whole regiment to deliver Him, even though He was going willingly.  The whole lost world is still trying to kill Jesus's message to the world today, even though He willingly died for their sins.  Though the people in that day were successful in crucifying Jesus, it was only because He went willingly, and He will never do that again, so His redemption plan will never be defeated. Verse seventeen adds, And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,  Verse eighteen continues, And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!  The soldiers mockingly dressed Jesus in purple and put a crown of thorns on His head, saluted Him, and called Him the King of the Jews.  What they did to mock Jesus actually proclaimed Him for Who He is, the King of the Jews, and of all who put their faith in Him.  People today continue to mock Jesus being the only Savior of the world, but He always was and always will be.   Verse nineteen states, And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.  The soldiers then scourged Jesus again, spit on Him, and then bowed their knees in a mock honor to Him.  One day, what they did mockingly will be done for real by everyone, but for too many people it will be done after they have rejected Him forever.  Verse twenty continues, And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. After mocking Jesus some more, they stripped off the purple robes and put His own clothes back on Him, but He was still very much the King of the Jews, the eternal Messiah.  We still have two choices today.  We can either reject Jesus as the only way to salvation or we can accept Him as our personal Savior and Lord.   My prayer as always is that you will accept Him today if you have not done so.