Jesus never said He would treat us the same as everyone else, just according to the measure of our own obedience. We have no one to measure up to but our self. But, oh, how our eyes wander to the next person.

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Jesus already had some fish. Even though the disciples were out fishing, and even though they were not successful until Jesus told them where to fish, He didn't actually need fish from them; He already had some fish.

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There is much to learn from the sequence of events pertaining to Christ's resurrection, just as much as the sequences pertaining to His trial and crucifixion, His ministry on earth, and even His birth. The order in which He would appear to specific individuals and groups is first and foremost an example of the biblical principle "the last shall be first, and the first last". (Mt. 20:16; Mk. 10:31; Lk. 13:30) It's also a very powerful lesson as to where signs and wonders fall in importance to one's faith. Because the greatest proof of faith is not in attesting to a sign or miracle, but simply believing in the Word of God alone.
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Why is it that I tend to pray for and seek only good, personally beneficial things to be revealed to me as the will of God for my life? Why is it I don't simply pray and seek God's will regardless? After all, if God is in control, His will overcomes the temporal pains to provide multiplied, eternal blessings. Look what He did through Christ on the cross. If God worked through the worst of circumstances in His Son's life, why should I not believe the same will happen to me?

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I'm sure there's some measure of sarcasm in Pilate's intentionally presenting Jesus first as "the Man" and later as "your King", but it's telling nonetheless. The Jews held to the belief that there were two pictures of the Messiah presented in the Old Testament represented by Joseph and David. The Messiah in the character of Joseph was commonly called "The Suffering Servant', while the Messiah in the character of David was referred to as "The Conquering King". In the course of His final earthly trial, Jesus the true Messiah is rejected both as "the Man" and "your King". In other words, they rejected both aspects of the Messiah which they expected to begin with.
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There are only 2 kind of people in this world: Those of the truth, and those of the lie. "The Lie" is the age-old deception of Satan first presented to Eve that "you will be like God". (Genesis 3:5) As Paul puts it,

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I just want to take this opportunity to point something out that is consistent throughout the whole of the Bible: falling "toward" and falling "away". People who come into Christ's presence to truly worship Him and submit to Him fall towards Him, fall at His feet; those rejecting Him or being judged by Him always fall away from Him just as happens here. I really think we need to grasp the full meaning of this in order to properly understand one of the major proofs that Binny Hinn is a false prophet. Notice how he blows and touches people who all literally fall away. It's physical evidence which accompanies many such false spiritual movements errantly attributed to the Spirit.
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