And they that passed by railed on him, …Save thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. — Mark 15:29-31
I recently read through these verses in the book of Mark. The people of that day railed on Jesus, calling on Him to save Himself from the cross. The chief priests, Pharisees, and Roman soldiers all mocked Him. They truly believed He was helpless as they crucified Him.
As Jesus hung there on the cross, His mind was not on saving Himself. He most certainly could have saved Himself. There was absolutely nothing that was stopping Him from coming down from the cross that day. Instead, He stayed. It wasn’t because He was helpless. He stayed on the cross for me.
As they accused Jesus of being unable to save Himself, mocking Him for saving others, He was taking the punishment for my sin. The crowd thought it was a joke. They thought He was simply powerless. Little did they know this was the greatest display of God’s love and power to ever be experienced by mankind.
Jesus could have come down from the cross and performed a mighty miracle in front of those people that day. Could you imagine the history books had He come down from the cross that day? But He didn’t. He chose to stay on the cross, and He did it for me.
There’s not one single person reading this who has a different story. Jesus could have saved Himself from the cross, but He didn’t. He stayed, and He did it for you. For that, we can all be thankful and praise Him forever! If you have never accepted Him as Savior, today is a great day!
Jared Dyson
Another Well Ministries
This is my favorite part! Savior’s compassion to stay a minute to comfort Mary in her grief is the greatest example of compassion after he had suffered much and yet one of his first acts resurrected is one of compassion…
“Still weeping, Mary turned from the tomb, and through her misty eyes she noticed someone standing close by. The person spoke to her, “Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?” Thinking that perhaps it was the gardener who addressed her, she replied, “Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.” (John 20:15.)
In a voice tinctured with pure love and the sweetest tenderness, he simply uttered one word, “Mary.” There was no mistaking the voice; it was Jesus Christ. And thrilled beyond any comprehension, the dear woman could only say, “Rabboni,” which means Master. (See John 20:16.)
There He stood—alive! Raised from the dead! Never to die again! His perfect body forever united with the spirit. The eternal Christ!
...beautiful addendum...
May your Resurrection Day be blessed with much joy and love...
He did it for me too .. we are in great company ;)
...I will meet you in the GAW pavilion in Heaven!!!
Yes u will, I’m looking forward to that day! Whoever gets there first will greet the other
That is a precious beautiful observation jmarie8404...and how like our Lord...to show such compassion....