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“The Jews answered him [Pilate], We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid” (John 19:7-8).
Yesterday we saw that moral power is always greater than physical power, and today we see this in the life of the Lord Jesus too. He was standing before Pilate, the powerful Roman governor, who had the power to release Him, or to crucify Him. Yet it was not the Lord Jesus who was afraid; rather, it was Pilate who was afraid, and the longer the trial of the Lord Jesus went on, the more afraid Pilate became.
No doubt Pilate knew about the life of the Lord Jesus, and all the miracles He had performed. He knew very well that the Lord Jesus was no ordinary man. When he found out that the Lord Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, Pilate was afraid. Yet sadly, Pilate’s political ambitions were more important to him than believing on the Lord Jesus, and he eventually gave the order to crucify the Son of God. He was afraid of the Lord Jesus, yet he was more afraid of losing his position and influence in the Roman Empire.
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