From On Calvary’s Hill~ Max Lucado~ A EASTER MESSAGE 1Pe 2:23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
Mat 27:42 “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.
Of all the scenes around the cross, the one that angers me most is when those in the crowds said, “Let this Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross, that we may see and believe” (Matthew 27:42). There’s nothing more painful than words meant to hurt.
1 Peter 2:23 tells us that “Jesus entrusted himself to him who judges justly.” He simply left the judging to God. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” He said.
They were a crazy mob, mad at something they couldn’t see so they took it out on, of all people, God.
Yet, Jesus died for them. How could he do it? I don’t know.
Sometimes I wonder if we don’t see Jesus’ love as much in the people he tolerated, as in the pain he endured.
Such amazing grace!
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