Christ had just been crucified between two robbers... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2024

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27: 39.40.

Christ had just been crucified between two robbers. Some onlookers had gone to the place of execution out of curiosity. Others felt their attachment to Him and accompanied Him on that difficult pathway. But there were other passers-by, who showed no interest in Him or His situation.

They walked past, but by no means in silence. They blasphemed the Son of God. They should have kept quiet; but they thought they had to express their contempt for the crucified One. They knew of His miracles, that He had saved others, healed the sick and raised the dead. They remembered how He preached with authority and quoted His words to scorn Him. They knew of His claim to be the Son of God and demanded proof of his power: Jesus should come down from the cross. All this was done, as they passed by.

Don't we, too, sometimes act similarly with Jesus Christ? We speak about Him without having informed ourselves from the Bible. We judge His activity without knowing Him. And we continue through life, as if that did not concern us. However, we overlook the fact that death concerns us each one. We have to come to terms with it. And then we ignore the fact that He is truly the Son of God, even if He did not come down from the cross to save Himself, as the scoffers had demanded. The Son of God suffered death in order to save you and me!

After His death He did not remain in the tomb, but rose triumphant and entered the glory of God.

Today‘s reading: Numbers 22: 1 - 21 · Matthew 13: 24 - 30