I cannot fathom what Jesus had gone through the very last monent before his death.
We read in Matthew 26:42 where Jesus was overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. He wresled with God but he prayed that God's would be done through him. Jesus' ultimate submission and obedient took him to Calvary to be hang on the Cross.
In Matthew 27:32-44, we read even at the point of Jesus' death, people still mocked and ridiculed him. They shouted out Jesus as a helpless, pitiful self- proclaimed messiah who couldn't even save himself. According to the Bible, we know that Jesus didn't say a single word in response to their mockery. He could had knocked them all down instantly if he wanted.(Maybe I want them to....). Moreover, he had absolutely no problem coming down from the cross if he wanted. However, Jesus stayed on the cross for us. His unfailing and undying love for us kept him there. Only through the sacrifice of sinless man, we are delievered from the eternal comdemnation and seperation from God.
"Once again I looked upon the cross where you died.
I am humbled by your mercy and I'm broken inside.
once again I thnk you, once again I pour out my heart."
When the people mocked and ridiculed Jesus, Jesus never said any words
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thanks, kwijung, for a moving reflection. i agree with you that His silence in the midst of persecution, false accusations, and the pain and suffering on the cross, was surely the greatest proof of His submission.
Thanks, unni, for your reflection!
I agree with you on wishing that Jesus did knock some sense into those horrible people. Something that I noticed was that the passage described how people perceived Jesus to be so weak and helpless by telling how Simon carried the cross for him, all the mockery and insults hurled at him, and the humiliation he endured by being lumped together with common criminals. But as you pointed out, Kwijung unni, that he really wasn't because he could have taken all of the out with the snap of his finger. I thought this not because I knew of who he was but by the fact that even though he was suffering and in great pain, he did nothing to relieve his pain. He was offered gall to numb himself but he refused it. I know I would have definitely taken it because I'm a big baby. I'm amazed to see how truly strong Jesus was, even though people tried to make him look like the weak fool.
I was amazed by Jesus' silence during the crucifixion. How was it that He was able to just take everything and not say a single word to defend Himself, or to even ask for some type of mercy? I know that I would have at least said something to defend myself or beg for them to stop, but through God's power and strength...we can endure all things.
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