Jesus Suffered In Their Place

«Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him […] and the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands.» Mark 14:65

Imagine Jesus being hurt, spit on and mocked! That happened to Jesus!

When He decided to come to the world to die for His friends, the angels were frightened! They couldn’t understand this love! Jesus came to die in our place so that we wouldn’t have to die forever. This death was to be the price for disobeying His law.

Before going to the cross, Jesus spent hours kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane. He knew that He would suffer a lot and was not sure if He could bear it. The sins of the world weighed so heavily on Him! The pain He felt was so great that drops of blood began to form on His skin! He dragged Himself to His friends three times, but they were asleep. They didn’t even help Him.

Satan was happy with what he saw! That’s exactly what he wanted to see: Jesus suffering!

One of His friends gave Him a kiss as a sign for the soldiers to arrest Him. Then Jesus had to carry His cross to the hill, and there they nailed Him to the cross!

Jesus died for you!

Let’s practice!

Draw the cross of Jesus and thank Him for His sacrifice.