Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”

Jesus’ trial by Pilate the governor is unfolding before us. It is happening just before the crucifixion and Pilate has listened to the evidence presented against Jesus and has concluded, and rightly so, that Jesus is guilty of nothing which deserves the death penalty. But he is a coward. Despite what he knows to be true, he decides it is more important to be popular and satisfy public opinion. Just before Pilate succumbs to the temptation to sanction what could be called a miscarriage of justice, his wife sends him a note warning him not to proceed in that way. Jesus was going to the cross because that was the reason he came. But what I want to call your attention to in this moment is the fact that nothing is stated about Pilate’s wife, not even her name. But God used her to speak to her husband by revealing to her in a dream the truth about Jesus. Pilate did not listen but she bore witness to the truth.

If you sometimes think you do not matter, or that you are just a nobody going through life in obscurity, don’t you believe it. God has put you on the earth with purpose and you can live your life in and through him and make a significant difference in the lives of others. We are not all called to the world’s stage but each of us is significant in God’s eyes and can be made the more so if we are in relationship with Jesus Christ.

“God has ways of revealing truth to different people. He confirmed Jesus’ innocence through a woman who had no connection with what was going on except the involvement of her husband. You need to understand that God is not limited in any way and can employ any and all resources to make his desires known and fulfill his prerogatives. He does not make promises he cannot keep and will use anyone in any way He pleases. The Lord God is always in control of circumstances where his children are concerned.”