Jesus or Barabbas?

Jesus or Barabbas?
1Now Jesus stood before the governor [Pilate], and the governor asked Him, Are you the King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, You have stated [the fact]. Now at the Feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free for the people any one prisoner whom they chose. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner whose name was Barabbas. So when they had assembled for this purpose, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to set free for you, Barabbas, or Jesus Who is called Christ? 20The chief priests and the elders prevailed on the people to ask for Barabbas, and put Jesus to death. 24So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was about to break out, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying, I am not guilty of nor responsible for this righteous Man's blood; see to it yourselves 25And all the people answered, Let His blood be on us and on our children! (St Matthew 27:11, 15-17, 20, 24-25 Amplified)
As Jesus stood before Pilate, the religious leaders accused Him of a different crime than the ones for which they had arrested Him. When they arrested him they accused Him of blasphemy (He claimed to be God), but because they knew that charge would mean nothing to the Romans, they had to accuse him of crimes that would be of concern to the Roman government. They than accused him of encouraging the people not to pay taxes, claiming to be a king, and causing riots. The accusations were not true, but the religious leaders were determined to kill Jesus. They even broke several commandments in order to do so. Barabbas had taken part in a rebellion against the Roman government (Mark 15:7), and was actually guilty of the crime for which Jesus was being accused. Ironically, Barabbas’ name means “son of the father”, which was actually Jesus’ position in God.
Faced with a clear choice, the people chose to release Barabbas, a revolutionary and murderer, over the Son of God. Faced with the same choice today, people are still choosing Barabbas. They would rather have the tangible force of human power than the salvation offered by the Son of God. They would rather run after and make heroes of religious leaders…who preach a feel good message, but are guilty of breaking the commandments of God so that they can secretly live lives that do not accompany the salvation life that Jesus came to give. “1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1-2)
If you had a choice to make today, what will it be? Will it be Barabbas (tangible force of human power, only what you can see, feel, or touch) or, Jesus (salvation which includes redemption, deliverance, healing, perseverance, and safety)? As far as I am concerned…I’ll take Jesus over Barabbas.