Him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to Him. And when they
had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own
clothes on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
(Mark 15: 19-20)
This scripture passage gives me chills every time I hear it or read it.
This scenario would be my worst nightmare. Sometimes, it seems
like we become numb to the violence and torture we see on TV, in
the movies, or hear on the news. Most of us in our little part of the
world have not encountered violence first hand, except for those who
are involved in police work or the military during a war, so we keep
our feeling about violence at bay.
We know Jesus was a man on earth who suffered as we would and
endured not a private agony, but public torture and humiliation. We
think that as the Son of God, Jesus could have chosen not to endure
the savagery, but He chose to obey His Father’s will and accept all
that happened to Him. He was willing to be taken off to die for our
sins. What would you have done? I’m awestruck by Jesus’ sacrifice.
Ellen Strickland
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