How often do we think about Jesus dying on the cross? I remember one speaker encouraging us to look at Jesus and be quiet, because there is really nothing to say when we think about the love Jesus demonstrated at the cross and the pain He endured.

When Jesus breathed His last breath, those who “had gathered to witness this sight . . . beat their breasts and went away” (LUKE 23:48). Others “stood at a distance, watching these things” (V.49). They looked and were quiet. Only one spoke, a soldier, who said, “Surely this was a righteous man” (V.47).

Songs and poems have been written to describe this great love. Many years before, Jeremiah wrote about Jerusalem’s pain after it was invaded and destroyed. “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?” (LAM. 1:12). He was asking people to look and see; he thought there was no greater suffering than Jerusalem’s.

However, has there been any suffering like Jesus’ suffering? All of us are passing by the road of the cross. Will we look and see His love which covers a multitude of sins? In the quietness may our thanks and wonder deepen.

By: Keila Ochoa

To Pray About . . .

Dear Jesus, as I look at Your cross, I have no words to show my thanks for Your perfect sacrifice. Thank You for Your love.