Truth & glory can only be found in the CROSS & BLOOD of JESUS, it is in the crucified Christ that we see you God , the One who suffers with His people .
It is the CROSS & your BLOOD which shows us that there is nothing you will not face , will not endure at the hands of your own people.BUT
JESUS on the Cross & His shed BLOOD reveals not only you: but also we see ourselves for what we really are .
JUDAS: for whom money is more important than any relationship , perhaps the zealot who hopes to force Jesus' hand and manipulate Him into supporting his own theology.
CAIAPHAS :with his impeccable political & ecclesiastical logic that it is better for one man to die for the people.
PILATE: a victim of circumstance- on the opposite side of the debate to Caiaphas
but playing the same rules ; SOMEONE'S HEAD MUST ROLL...IF NOT THAT OF JESUS , IT WILL BE HIS OWN .
PETER: with his inappropriate self-confidence.
THE CROWD : in it's mindless thirst for blood.
THE CENTURION: who admired from a distance .
THE DISCIPLES : who ran away .
God of JESUS , we are all there , we are all part of JESUS' PASSION , there is apart in all of us which still says that the safest response to a surprising God is to remove you from our lives , whilst we have a chance .
To get rid of you so we can have the security of our preferred politics, cosy religion, positions of power.
JESUS , help us to face the truth that our sin is more complicated , more insidious, more devastating than we ever could believe.And however, we or the world minimises this sin ...IT TOOK YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD TO SAVE US !!!!!
Your GRACE ... your BLOOD... your CROSS ....your LOVE .... your PASSION for us to be RESCUED & SAVED is far more superior than any of our sad & pathetic excuses.
Cleanse us today, fill us today with forgiveness and SALVATION.
ISAIAH 53 ( Message Bible)
Praying for my friends
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