Off the Hook

As Jesus journeyed from the upper room to the cross, there were three individuals who played a role. Each wished to get off the hook for the character he portrayed. The first was Judas the betrayer; next was Pilate the judge; finally there was Peter the denier. Each regretted his actions in the drama.

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According to Matthew 27:1-10, after learning that Jesus was to be crucified, Judas attempted to return the betrayal money to the chief priests. After that gesture didn't get him off the hook, he committed suicide by hanging.

Later in the same chapter Pilate was accomplishing nothing in his desire to be rid of the problem of Jesus. He even tried washing his hands. While that might avail us much in this quarantine against the Coronavirus, it got the Roman judge nowhere and off no hook.

Peter used curses and lies to deny his relationship with Jesus. We should remember also that all the other 10 disciples fled in fear when Jesus was seized in the garden. None of their actions got them off the hook. All they got was a terrified wait in an upper room until after the resurrection.

All of the three named herein were hooked into sin by Satan. None found a successful solution to getting off the hook. Today we live in perilous times facing a global panic and viral pandemic. We must renew our faith in Jesus Christ as the ONLY way, truth  and life...the only real path out of the grasp of Satan and off the hook of sin.