“But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed.”
Luke 23:23 (NLT)
Three times, Pilate said Jesus was innocent. Three times, he tried to release Him. But the crowd wouldn’t stop shouting. They were persistent, unified, passionate—and in the end, their voices prevailed.
That phrase is chilling. The voice that prevails isn’t always the one that’s right—it’s the one that’s loudest.
We all have voices competing for control: fear, shame, compromise, culture. But the volume we give them often decides what we do. If what’s right always won, Jesus wouldn’t have died. But He did—because other voices were louder.
So what’s the loudest voice in your life?
Let it be Jesus. Make His Word the first voice you hear and the last one you obey. Let the Holy Spirit’s whisper become a soundtrack and interrupt your impulses. Let your worship drown out your worry.
And don’t stop there—get loud for others too. If evil can prevail through unified shouting, then so can truth. Our praise, our boldness, our love—it can shape outcomes. We can be the loudest voice.