JESUS SAVED OTHERS, NOT HIMSELF
JESUS SAVED OTHERS, NOT HIMSELF
Mark 15:16-32 Friday, April 6
Key Verse: 15:31b
1. Jesus’ kingship mocked by soldiers (16-20).
All the soldiers took Jesus into the palace and, with sadistic joy and brutality, mocked Jesus’ kingship with a royal robe, a painful crown of thorns, and mock homage. They beat him and spat on him many times. Jesus was despised and rejected, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering in order to fulfill prophecy (Isa 53:3).
2. At the cross of Jesus (21-27).
Simon from Cyrene was randomly consigned to help Jesus carry his cross. At Golgotha, they offered Jesus a pain-killing drink, but he refused it to avoid an easier way and to keep a clear mind. They crucified him. Soldiers gambled for his clothes. It was the third hour (9 a.m.). The written charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS. He was crucified between two robbers (Isa 53:12).
3. Jesus saved others (28-32).
Jesus was insulted and mocked on all sides: by passers-by, by the priests and teachers, even by the crucified robbers. Even his mockers testified to his beautiful life: “He saved others” (31). Yes, Jesus Christ saved others. He could have saved himself, but he chose not to in order to save us.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for not saving yourself in order to save others, like me. Help me not to try to save my life, but be a part of saving others’ lives.
One Word: Jesus saved others, not himself
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