Extracted from The Maxwell Leadership Bible
Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea, stood at a crossroads. The fate of the very Son of God rested in his hands. This same Jesus, who only a week before had performed miracles of healing and provision, now faced a mob demanding his death.
Pilate interrogated Jesus and found He had done nothing worthy of crucifixion. But instead of leading - instead of taking an unpopular stand and allowing this innocent man to go free - Pilate gave in to the outrage of an unruly crowd. He released a notorious criminal and sentenced this guiltless man to die an agonising death on a cross. Pilate recognized the injustice. But with the mob looking on, Pliate "washed his hands" of Jesus' blood (Matt. 27:24) and allowed Him to be executed.
In a moment of supreme paradox, God used Pilate's refusal to lead and do what was right to carry out His own plan of salvation. In His providence, God saw into the heart of Pilate and knew that when push came to shove, this man would give in to the demands of the crowd.
When God calls His people to lead, when He calls us to make unpopular stands, we cannot "wash our hands" of the responsibility. Leaders will face moments when they have no choice but to stand up to the crowd and do what is right.
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