Luke 23:26-43
This section presents the actual crucifixion of Jesus. The words don't describe His pain, but they do His unending compassion. He responds to the women who are following His death march and crucifixion and also has time through the pain to save the criminal next to Him. But He can't be doing that good because the let someone else carry His cross to "the place that is called The Skull".
At this point people are either morning or mocking. Some are bitter and feel tricked by this one who claimed to be the Christ, other are afraid, scared or tragically sorrowful about this strange chain of events. Still others are joyfully vindictive and are relishing in His apparent demise. Somehow, through all of this, Jesus is still without sin as His life painfully and embarrassingly slips away. Jesus shows us how to live and Jesus shows us how to die. We can learn from both and we can trust that Jesus, even in this, isn't lost.
At this point people are either morning or mocking. Some are bitter and feel tricked by this one who claimed to be the Christ, other are afraid, scared or tragically sorrowful about this strange chain of events. Still others are joyfully vindictive and are relishing in His apparent demise. Somehow, through all of this, Jesus is still without sin as His life painfully and embarrassingly slips away. Jesus shows us how to live and Jesus shows us how to die. We can learn from both and we can trust that Jesus, even in this, isn't lost.
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