Behold The Man

John 19:5 Then came Jesus forth wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

Behold the Man; We know from experience that leaders can be selfish or selfless. We always hope and pray that they will be the latter. Though Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords, He left heaven, took on the very nature of a servant, and came to die on the cross for our sins. Though He deserved all the glory and honor, He endured suffering, mocking, and crucifixion. He had come to earth to make the once and for all atoning sacrifice for the sin of the whole world. Through His sacrifice He has made salvation available to all, for we are redeemed by the shedding of His blood. Our high priest now stands at the right hand of God Interceding on our behalf.

Because of all He has done, and is doing for us, we should humbly bow down and give Him the honor He is worthy of. We should praise His holy name as we marvel at His amazing sacrifice He made for us. We should thank Him for who He is and for what He has done for us, by living a life worthy of  His person and His office. Let us strive to be like Him in our person and in our inter actions with one another. We must realize that in choosing to be like Christ, we are choosing a way that may lead to mocking, suffering and even death as that is how the world responds to His kingship.

Jesus endured all the hate of this world, looked beyond all that was wrong with man, suffered the shame of the cross and the humiliation handed out by the very people He came to save and died that we might live. He was hung between heaven and earth as though He wasn't worthy of either but He was the creator of both. Behold The Man who bore the wrath of God, so we could experience the love of God....