Good Morning Friends,
“They crucified two robbers with him, one on
his right and one on his left. Those who
passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘So! You who are going to destroy the temple and
build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!’ In the same way the chief priests and the
teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. ‘He saved others,’ they said, ‘but he can’t
save himself! Let this Christ, this King
of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.’ Those crucified with him also heaped insults
on him.” (Mark 15:27-32)
I’m amazed at the utter cruelty of
people. Jesus was being crucified,
horribly killed. Yet, they weren’t even
satisfied with that. They mocked Him and
jeered at Him, even as He hung dying on the cross.
They challenged Him to come down from the
cross and save Himself. That’s the one
miracle that Jesus would not perform.
He’d already struggled with that decision in the Garden of Gethsemane
and settled the matter. He would not
save Himself. He would not walk away
from the cross. Not because He could not,
but because He would not. He loved us too
much. His death meant too much for us.
The chief priests decided He could not save
Himself. The reality was that He could
have, but would not! They did not
understand. Most of them never would.
Jesus Himself made it clear that the cross
was His own choice, “No one takes it (my life) from me, but I lay it down of my
own accord. I have authority to lay it
down and authority to take it up again.” (John 10:18)
I’m glad He didn’t come down off the
cross. I’m glad He loved me that much!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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