Today’s Reading Matthew 27:27-44
The sacrifice that Jesus made for me! He did more than just die for me; he truly suffered for the costs of my life, my sins. He took on all this suffering for me, so that I would have a way back to him. Was I really worth it? When I look at everything he did, I can’t help but think that I am not worth all that, but the difference is, he did. He thought I was worth it. He thought you were worth it. Every pain he had to endure, he endured it with a heart full of love, love for you and I. I am sure words can never express the magnitude of suffering that he truly endured, but he did it without question. With all this I cannot help but think of how much love Jesus has to have for you and me to do this. So much love that I cannot even begin to understand the depth of it, as much as I try, as much as I want to think I know, I can’t wrap my mind around how great his love is for us. So as I read through these scriptures, as I picture the scene, as I try to feel the suffering, I can’t. While my heart aches as I read about the insults thrown at Jesus, the torture they put his body through, but with all that suffering I can only feel love. And isn’t that what God wants us to feel? We have to know the story, we need to know what he went through for us, but he doesn’t want us dwelling on the suffering but he wants the greatest love to dwell within our very soul. While the suffering that we encounter on this earth may be great, the love that Jesus places in us is so much greater than any suffering that we will ever face.
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