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A Passover Prisoner Exchange

"A man, dressed in tattered robes and covered in dirt, kneels with his head dropped on the dusty path outside an open Roman prison cell. Broken iron chains lie scattered across the threshold in the foreground. He is gazing toward a distant hillside (Golgotha) in the background, where three rugged crosses are silhouetted against a dramatic, cloudy twilight sky. The image captures the emotional 'shock' of Barabbas at his unexpected release and the substitution that took place on Easter morning." — AI (Gemini) Set Free by a Substitute Sacrifice
by Crystal A Murray (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Who could this prisoner be whose freedom now hits him square between the eyes while he watches a substitute take his place on the cross? His cross! He was found guilty. He was sentenced to die that death. And he knew how wrong he was for committing his sins because he’d been raised better than that. He was supposed to be a preacher–not a prisoner. And now he is free even though he didn’t do anything to deserve it. The weight of the chains that once bound his wrists now weighs even heavier on his heart. What will he do with his new freedom?

I’m not going to tell you his name yet. I’m going to let you guess, or study, or maybe a little of both. If you already know, you’ve probably never thought of him as a backslidden PK (Preacher’s Kid). If you don’t know, I’ll tell you tomorrow. But today, I’ll remind you that because of the ultimate Passover sacrifice, no one is without hope.

April 4, 2026 Posted by Crystal A Murray (aka CrystalWriter) | Bible, Gemini (by Google), Grace and Mercy (In Scripture and In Life), Nonfiction, special days | Bible, Calvary, deliverance, Easter, freedom, mercy and grace, Passover, prisoner, set free | Leave a comment

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Crystal is, like her name, multi-faceted. She can even write about herself in third person and only feel a little awkward about it. 🙂 She loves to write; she loves kaleidoscopes, fractals, and all things colorful; she loves her husband, her family, and her feline furkids; and mostly she loves Yahveh Almighty, her Creator. She believes her creative mind is in her DNA from Him, and she believes He sees His creations as she sees the images inside a kaleidoscope–all different yet all beautiful and most beautiful when light (His light) shines through them.