People ask questions for different reasons. One person might ask a question as a way of attacking an opponent in a debate. That question is meant to confuse their opponent or expose their lack of understanding. Another person might ask a question because they genuinely want to know the answer. But there is also a third reason people ask questions. Someone might ask a question in order to help someone else discover the answer for themselves. At the right time the right question can lead someone in the right direction.

The passage we’re reading today is full of questions. Pilate asks most of them, and some aren’t sincere. But what is of real interest to us is the question Jesus asked Pilate. He used a question to expose Pilate’s heart. He actually reached out to His captor and gave him the opportunity to discover the truth that would bring him eternal life. In doing that Jesus was modeling something important. He was showing us how to lead someone toward God by asking the right question.