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What people did!
Pilate couldn’t find anything wrong that Jesus had done, yet
he gave in to please his constituents.
The religious leaders lied and weren’t out for justice, but
vengeance.
The crowds allowed themselves to be whipped up into a fervor
to get a murderer released and Jesus crucified.
The soldiers in the Praetorium despised Him for being weak
and passive in their view and took out on Him what they most likely despised
about themselves.
Passersby wagged their heads in disgust at Him.
The crowd around Golgotha taunted and verbally abused Him.
A guard offered Him vinegar, not water, when he cried out
that He was thirsty.
It seems that humanity brought out its worst to the best
offer we’d ever received – our sins covered, removed, forgiven …
But then there was:
Simon, carrying the cross.
The Roman soldier, saying, “Truly this was the Son of
God.”
The thief on the cross beside Him who believed.
Joseph and Nicodemus, who risked their careers to ask for
and bury His body.
On which side do we find ourselves? Does it depend on
the day or the situation?
Father, yesterday was a tough day. So was the day
before that. Please remind me in the middle of them that I’ve never
had a day as bad as Jesus’ last 24 hours before He died. Forgive me for
even presuming to complain. Help me to cherish what Jesus did for me
on the toughest day of His life.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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