For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever receives Him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
Who can compare Jesus for all of the things He has done to save us from the death that we deserve?
In the recent Lenten season, we are reminded of how Jesus carried our sins through the cross though He doesn’t deserve the price.
Imagine the pain and suffering He went through on the hours He fulfills the favor of His father.
He sweat blood while praying to His father in Gethsemane. In medical science, the sweating of blood is named hematidrosis which happens to a person experiencing extreme fear.
He was captured and dragged to the high priest Caiaphas in the middle of the night to be judged and mocked. Then, he was transferred to the Pontius Pilate. After lacking evidence to judge Jesus, he ordered to send Jesus to Herod. Herod on the other hand didn’t approve the charge against Jesus for He said that He is only crazy. Then, Jesus again was sent back to Pontius Pilate for him to give the final judgment.
If you can picture this situation, you can see that Jesus never had a sleep since Thursday night he was seized on their way to the temple, then sent back and forth to Pontius Pilate and Herod the following daybreak by foot at a such great distance between the two destinations while the soldiers scourge and mock him along the road. How woeful Christ was in those times?
The suffering doesn’t end there for His innocent and holy body was scourged ruthlessly with brutal tackles that were used to torment criminals.
They punished him severely that no man can identify He is Jesus. His blood covered the entire place, his face disfigured, bones dislocated, and the flesh stripped off his body, barely a human at all.
Then what’s next?
He was mocked in front of the crowd by releasing a criminal and having him put to the cross. He was led to carry the cross beam weighing 125-130 pounds. How could a barely walking man with stripes all over his body carry the cross for two miles in the middle of heat with people cursing and casting stones towards him on both sides?
Upon finally arriving at the mountain of Skull, the soldiers pour wine vinegar into his mouth but he never took a single gulp. In crucifying Him, they used nails one to two centimeters in diameter then broke one of his arms.
Endless mocking and humiliation pursued among the soldiers and people.
For who can do the sacrifice he has made for us to deliver from our sins? We deserve to die on the cross but He took the cup, carried us and nailed our sins on the cross. How great Jesus is for paying our ransom and showing his Love for us and the promise for eternal life.
Now, let us ask ourselves.
Am I worthy of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross?
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