KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Unfair
THE ILLEGAL ACTIONS of the Jewish leaders brought about the death of Christ...but those actions also brought about the completion of his resurrection and atonement...
The trial of Christ was unfair. It was illegal. And that is one of the great ironies of the ages. It was the illegal trial of Christ that opened for all mankind the precious gifts of mercy and fairness. Sadly, there is only one thing in this life that one can count on to be fair -- and it will be brilliantly fair for everyone. After this life in which we all experience moments of great sorrow and unfairness, we will each be judged by Christ, who has suffered all things with us, who knows and understands our hearts and desires. And without exception, for at least that one moment in our lives, we can all count upon perfect fairness. Christ's judgment of us will be fair, unbiased, just. And as we kneel before him and observe the marks on his feet, we will all realize that our very salvation was made possible because of the illegal, unfair trial that Christ -- our Lord and Savior, the Redeemer of all mankind -- endured in Judea (Steven W. Allen).
KneEmail: "Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, 'Crucify Him, crucify Him!' Pilate said to them, 'You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him'" ( John 19:6).