Reading: Mark 15, 16
My Verse: "And when the centurion who stood facing Him saw Him expire this way, he said Really, this Man was God's Son!" (15:39)
It is interesting how sometimes those that seem least likely to see truth see it. Perhaps because the centurion had no agenda as did the leading Jews. He, the centurion, was just doing his awful job. He probably saw many people die horribly on the cross - this was not something new for him.
Yet - when Jesus died, he knew something different had occurred. He knew this was no ordinary death - no ordinary man. "Really, this Man was God's Son!"
Oh, Lord, You are so merciful! Just as You revealed Yourself to that centurion so You reveal Yourself to each of us. You enable us to see You for Who You are! (John 6:44) For we cannot save ourselves by anything that we do. Salvation comes only through and from You. "For there [is only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus." (I Tim. 2:5)
I wonder, Lord God, how hard it was to hold back all of heaven's angels from saving Jesus on that day. It is so incongruous that You, Jesus, God's One and Only Beloved Son hung on that dreadful cross on that awful day. Yet, there You were, Lord.
And the centurion's words ring out through history. "Really, this Man was God's Son!"
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "And when the centurion who stood facing Him saw Him expire this way, he said Really, this Man was God's Son!" (15:39)
It is interesting how sometimes those that seem least likely to see truth see it. Perhaps because the centurion had no agenda as did the leading Jews. He, the centurion, was just doing his awful job. He probably saw many people die horribly on the cross - this was not something new for him.
Yet - when Jesus died, he knew something different had occurred. He knew this was no ordinary death - no ordinary man. "Really, this Man was God's Son!"
Oh, Lord, You are so merciful! Just as You revealed Yourself to that centurion so You reveal Yourself to each of us. You enable us to see You for Who You are! (John 6:44) For we cannot save ourselves by anything that we do. Salvation comes only through and from You. "For there [is only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus." (I Tim. 2:5)
I wonder, Lord God, how hard it was to hold back all of heaven's angels from saving Jesus on that day. It is so incongruous that You, Jesus, God's One and Only Beloved Son hung on that dreadful cross on that awful day. Yet, there You were, Lord.
And the centurion's words ring out through history. "Really, this Man was God's Son!"
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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