Luke 23 records this:
For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”
But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. So Pilate decided to grant their demand. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will. Luke 23: 22-25 [NIV]
The first person to receive God’s grace through the death of Jesus on the cross, was Barabbas. Think of it, seriously! He was supposed to die for His sins, but it was felt, someone else (Jesus) with “greater sins” than his had to die that Friday. And we all know that Jesus was innocent.
Grace with Max Lucado, “O Sweet Exchange”
Farai Mutsambiwa
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