Him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but He can’t
save Himself! Let this Messiah, 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: 31-32)
I count myself among the blessed who, as Jesus said after His
resurrection, didn’t see Him, yet believe.
Not that some modern-day priests and scribes haven’t told me I’m
mistaken and that one day, I’ll understand. I’ve devoted the last 15
years of prayerful education to understanding, and 10 years of my
youth, and all the life in between. And no matter how smart and
mature I become, I can’t stop understanding that Jesus is the
Messiah and King of all that is and ever shall be.
Jesus saved others, as the passage says. He saved Himself too, but
those priests and scribes were so busy being religious they might
have missed the memo: Jesus resurrected after His body died. It’s
His nature to serve and save others before Himself, that’s all. That’s
what a Savior does.
To this day, there are bullies who mock and taunt the weak and
different. Takers become angry when the formerly giving hands now
appear to be bleeding dry. Jesus knows these sorrows and griefs first
hand and it is in His dying that He proves His love saves everything.
Lord, give me strength to pick up my cross daily and follow you.
Sharon Keene
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