Mark 15:15 NIV
• A 2022 YouGov poll found that 49% of U.S. adultsself‑identified as people‑pleasers .
Going with the flow to avoid conflict or to appear more acceptable to the majority depreciates the value of independent thought.
The herd effect was the driving force behind Pilate’s decision.
Not only was it a betrayal of true leadership, but a breach of justice that would send Jesus to the grave as it was prophesied.
There are 9 people pleasing behaviors. Look it up. You’ll find yourself in there somewhere.
Today’s takeaway has to be that the closer you become to God, the more enabled you will be to go against the flow when it’s called for.