Holy Week Devotional, Day 3
#Injustice
Read: Luke 23:1-25 

Narrative

I’ll never forget
how that week ended in Jerusalem. Everywhere I went people were talking about
Jesus. But each day the mood was changing. Instead of praising Jesus, people
began to criticize him. I don’t know the details, but Jesus got into some kind
of trouble with the authorities, and they put him on trial. Finally, on Friday,
Pilate presented Jesus to the crowd. Even Pilate didn’t seem to know what was
going on because he offered to release Jesus– as if there was no good reason
for his captivity, but the people wanted him killed. I couldn’t understand it.
Just five days earlier, people were shouting, “Hosanna!” to Jesus.
But now, those same people were shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify
him!”   I couldn’t believe the injustice
of it all.  This man had done nothing
wrong.  An innocent man; a holy man; a
prophet; perhaps the Messiah– sentenced to death and for what?

Practice – What
current day injustice are you passionate about?
Where is justice and fair treatment desperately needed?  Talk with Jesus about this specific situation
and take comfort in knowing that Jesus experienced unjust treatment himself.