John 19 is so heavy and hard. I would humbly encourage you to not let the day go by without reading and thinking on this chapter.
"The chief priests answered (Pilot); we have no king but Caesar." (v 15b) Oh how scary! This was not just a rejection of Jesus as the Christ, but this was a rejection of Jehovah. David, Isaiah and Moses referred to God as Melekh, or King 19 times; 48 times in the Old Testament He was the Almighty El Shaddai; 300 times Lord of Lords or Master Addonai. When the Jews rejected Jesus that day they were rejecting their King.
II John verse 7 says, "Many deceivers have gone out into the World." Pulling on men of truth, they seek to establish worldly lusts as the king of our minds. "Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall" (2 Corinthians 10:12) Jesus Christ, God in flesh, His cross, His stripes, His death, His resurrection, His Word… that is my joy, my hope, and above any other my King!
Jason Ouellette
