The Journey to the Cross in ASLSample

Crucified 

We can only imagine that Jesus had not slept at all. We can imagine that His forehead was in pain and (what’s left of His robe) was saturated with His drying blood. 

Heaven knew that those next few hours were divinely ordained. Our eternal deliverance was about to be given. By early morning, Christ was nailed to the cross. What the crowd meant for evil, God meant for good.

Crucifixion was meant and only for slaves, foreigners, and the most vile of criminals during Jesus’ time. This wasn’t just a public humiliation. It was purposefully done to show others who dared tried to dismantle what the Pharisees had built up. They tried to play God. But little did they know what was to come. 

Each nail pierced into our Savior’s body was brutal for Him. As they nailed His body up on the cross, again, He put our needs before His own saying to God, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34).

I can only imagine what His disciples' and followers' feelings were at that moment. To see their brother, friend, and Lord be nailed upon the cross and not be able to do anything. I can only imagine the prayers that were being lifted to heaven asking God to save Him from that moment of horror.

But at the same time, they heard the howling, jeering crowd, and maybe even breathing from their rabbi - the Son of Man.  

The Son of Man in the midst of all this interceded on our behalf. He bore our sin on the cross. He prayed forgiveness for the guards who were gambling off His clothes and the crowd jeering as He was dying.

What divine grace. What unfathomable love.