Mocked, Beaten And Crucified

For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again - Luke 18:32.33.

                 Jesus’ greatest agony did not start only on the cross. It began at Gethsemane itself where God laid on His Son the sins of the world. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground - Luke 22:44. Isaiah 50:6 says “I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting “.

                     Jesus was mocked, beaten and crucified. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified - Mathew 27:27-31. Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, scourged Him.  So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him - Luke 19:1.

                Jesus did not even open His mouth when He was oppressed and afflicted. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth - Isaiah 53:7. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do -Colossians 3:12,13.

                                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to be patient and bear with one another. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.