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Hello, friend.

This is Max Lakato.

Thanks for tuning in.

It's an honor to be with you.

As we study God's word together,

may our time uplift and encourage you.

If you could use some hope, I pray you find it here today.

In Luke 23, we read the account of Jesus appearing before Pilate, of Pilate finding no evidence to

charge him, and the crowd demanding the release of another prisoner in exchange for Jesus.

It's a remarkable and literal picture of what Christ has done for us. He who was blameless took the place of he who was

condemned. The jail cell of Barabbas contained one window and this window was about the size of a face.

Barabbas knew the size of it because he had placed his face within the window and looked out.

He had looked out long enough to see the hill in the distance

and the three crosses on the top of the hill.

One look was enough.

He then turned around and put his back against the wall,

and he slid down, and he sat on the dusty floor of the jail. He hasn't moved since.

He hasn't spoken since, which is odd because Barabbas is a man of many words.

When the Roman soldiers came and led him out of the barracks toward the death row,

he shouted barbs at them and he cursed their Caesar.

He swore that he would be free by noon. But ever since he's been in the jail cell,

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