Choosing...

 Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.  But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.  Pilate answered and said to them again, "What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"  So they cried out again, "Crucify Him!" Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they cried out all the more, "Crucify Him!" So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. --Mark 15:6-15

What a choice the people made!   Pilate knew Jesus had done no wrong and attempted to finagle Jesus' release by manipulating the people.  The chief priests, however, had already worked the crowd and stirred them up...they wanted Barabbas...who had taken a life...to be released.   Jesus who had come to give His life would, in fulfillment of much prophecy,  be crucified.   Jesus represented the law of God.  Barabbas represented lawlessness.  The people chose lawlessness.  Pilate chose to please the people rather than do what he knew was right. 

The question Pilate asked the crowd is one each one of us has to answer.... 

"What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"  

What will you do with Jesus?  The fulfilled  prophecy in the bible is overwhelming.  When you look at it,  the sheer numbers are undeniably significant.  After careful study the only conclusion you can draw is that someone outside of time wrote the book. What will you conclude?  Will you confess Him or deny Him.  Submit or rebel?  Greater more intelligent men than you or me have decided to look into the question...study the evidence and concluded that Jesus was who He said He was and submitted to His Lordship.  Your eternal destiny rides on your decision...it is worth looking into.  Eternity is a very long time