Lent Day 36 – Lenten Devotion – Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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“Seven Words: Simple, Powerful, Renewing Words in Grace Alone”
Were You There?
Barton
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Oh
Sometimes it causes me to tremble
Tremble tremble
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
“While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.” Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.”
Who do you listen to when you have a tough decision to make?
There are so many voices, with so much to say, so much information to share, so many experts have so much data, it is a bit overwhelming, the voices are nonstop. Some voices long to, or believe they already are, the `go to' voice, the authority on every matter, and the latest news.
Pilate was politically one of the strongest men of the region. Instead of listening to his own conscience, instead of laying down the law as he interpreted it, instead of standing his ground; he allowed himself to be torn between his wife, the chief priests, and the crowd.
Days earlier, the crowd shouted, "Hosanna," as they hailed the Son of David. They knew who he was. They were ready to stand firm. One by one, they gave in to the chief priests and the elders. One by one, they left what they knew, and they were not there when they crucified their Lord; instead they followed the jealous and insecure lead of the chief priests; instead of standing firm, they did not only tremble, they crumbled, they broke, they fell away.
Who do you listen to? Are you able to stand firm on your own? Or does the crowd get louder and louder for you, when things are not easy?
Are you able to be there for the crucified Lord this week? What other plans and voices are calling out to you?
Trust one more thing Jesus "finished" on the cross, was the call to follow the crowd, and one more thing Jesus "has now begun" on the cross, is the call to stand firm in Christ and grace alone. Trust the Lord is here for you this week! Trust the Lord is the loudest voice calling out to you in the midst of the crowd as you live your daily life! Trust you can stand firm, to be faithful, even when you feel like the only one, because you have all you need, the power of the Holy Spirit is there, is forever here, for you! Never tremble again!
Let us pray: Lord, I am not always there for you. I hear the crowd and the other influences in my life, and it is so easy to tremble. By your Holy Spirit, give me the strength I am praying for, the strength and the courage and the faith to trust all you have finished, all you have now begun anew in me, to listen to and to stand firm in You alone. In your name, I am here for you, as I pray. Amen.
