Verse: Mark 15:1-47

We see Jesus before Pilate. Pilate gives Jesus a chance to counter the arguments made by the leaders of the church, but He knows that it will have no effect. Pilate is not directly at fault for Jesus' death. He did not save Jesus, nor did he condemn Him. He saw that his words would fall on deaf ears, and allowed it to happen. Even after he asks the crowd to free Jesus, his neutral thinking has no affect.
The death of Jesus was not quick nor painless. He suffered pain that is unimaginable to us, for us. Sometimes we forget that he suffered for us. We act selfishly, forgetting about God. We forget that we are guaranteed Eternal Life, through him. As stewards of the Lord, we must work in Him. We need to spread the Word of God in all that we do, so that we may plant the mustard seed within others. Even if we never see the final product of our work, we can be satiated in knowing that we did our best, and that the Lord will guide them to their final destination.