I always wonder what happened to Barabbas after he was released. Did he have a change of heart and believed in Jesus? Did his release mean that many would eventually believe because of his witness. I would like to think so, but unfortunately, we don't hear anything about him after this event.
The most likely thing that happened is that Barabbas continued in the same crimes that led him to jail! He never became a Paul or Nicodemus whose lives were radically changed because of their encounter with Jesus. Likely Barabbas was only "set free" because of Jesus, he was never "set free" from his sin because of Jesus.
Jesus wants change in our lives. We have all been "set free" because of Jesus. I pray that this freedom has caused radical change in our lives.
There is no full freedom. Likely, Barabas found that out. When we are set free from sin, we now are enslaved to a new master, righteousness.to think that we are accepting freedom from sin, without pledging allegiance to a new master, is a false reality. How can I serve my new master today?
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