Luke 23: 23
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
Today's Thought: If you start listening to the world, you won't hear the voice of the Lord.
Vox populi vox dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God. This Latin phrase is often used in election days. We are conditioned to believe that the voice of the majority is the will of God. And more than often, we are also led to believe that God is always with the majority.
In this passage of the scripture, it was the voice of the people that sentenced Jesus to the cross. But it was Pilate who heard the voice of the people. Prior to this verse, in Luke 23:9 (and in all other parallel verses), Pilate asked Jesus but He did not answer. And Pilate did not hear the answer of the King to his accusations even when he was desirous to see him - His answer of meekness and humility befitting only the King of kings. He did not hear Jesus for knowing the Lord is not a matter of the mind but of the heart. When Pilate failed to hear the voice of Jesus, he only listened to the world.
In our lives, the world always has a louder voice. God has a still small voice. If we don't turn out full attention to God, we will not hear Him. But even if we don't turn out whole attention to the world, its voice will ring our ears. Beloved, let us be sure to be diligent in listening to the voice of God to observe and to do all He says. Otherwise, we will hear the loud voice of the world, even when we are so near to the Lord. By and by, we will find ourselves crucifying again our Lord.
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