Pilate's Dilemma

"And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, said unto them. Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: no, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him."  Luke 23:13-15.  Pilate had a conviction about Jesus.  The governor saw Jesus as a man that was unworthy of death.  Even Pilate's wife saw Jesus as a "just man."  Matthew 27:19.  Did Pilate give consent for Jesus to die because he wanted so desperately to be "Caesar's friend?"  John 19:12.  Perhaps, Pilate wanted the popularity of the Jews.  Whatever the reason, Pilate failed to follow his conscience.  We can be persuaded so easily by sin.  We can fail to do what is right because of the desire to be found in favor with men.  The need to be in the favor of the world can cause us to crucify Jesus.  All of us face the dilemma that Pilate faced on that fateful day.  We either embrace Jesus as our Savior or we give him to die.  The dilemma of Pilate cost him everything and gave him nothing.  Such is also true with us.