Monday, March 20, 2023

Surely this man was the Son of God! said by the centurion

Mark 15:29-41

They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,  come down from the cross and save yourself!”  In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!  Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)

With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!

Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

Why?
Jesus did not save himself from the cross, because he came to this world to crucify himself to save us from our sins. For he is Messiah so to the unbeliever they don't understand.

All of these events tell us that Jesus is the Lord. Jesus is the son of God, even the centurion who stood there in front of Jesus said, 'Surely this man was the Son of God!

The Roman soldier and women and very few disciples believe Jesus is the Lord, so the chosen are little most population do not know Jesus. Blessed are those who believe and obey God's command.

Because Jesus was sacrificed on the cross, he bear all of our sins of us, so the Lord temporally leave Him, this is the dark time for Jesus. 

How?

Can we understand the emotion of Jesus and the love of our God? Let my life as a light in this world.


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