“The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus...” Matthew 27:41 (NLT),
“Some of the
governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the
entire regiment ….Then they knelt before him in mockery
……. 31 When they were finally tired of mocking
him..…” Matthew 27:27-31 (NLT)
“….the
revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed
him in the same way.” Matthew 27:44 (NLT)
“The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.” Matthew 27:39 (NLT)
Father I am both astonished and marvel at the love,
mercy and patience of Jesus during
the humiliation he endured by those who mocked him. He was not just another man
considered to be a criminal, a false Messiah, a false prophet, a blasphemer who
claimed to be God. He was God incarnate, your beloved Son, the Lord of glory
and Savior of the world.
Such indignity and insult to the Creator of the
universe and King of Kings is beyond imagination. And yet as Isaiah prophesied:
“….He was led like a lamb to the
slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his
mouth. Isaiah 53:7
(NLT)
The Apostle Peter reminds us of the grace of Jesus
under the fire of suffering when he wrote: “He
did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered.” 1 Peter 2:23 (NLT)
Father words fail me in adoration and worship of
such loving grace, but I will say with the song writer:
Hallelujah What a Savior!!!
Amen
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