DAILY READINGS: Ruth 2; Isaiah 42; 2 Corinthians 2
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? John 18:4
Knowing everything that He would suffer, Jesus went forward. In the same place, I would shrink back and run! Our Lord was facing unbelief, false accusations, ridicule, mockery, brutality, beatings, the crown of thorns, crucifixion, and—most of all—separation from His Father! For what? The likes of me! What is my response? He finished the work. All that is left is what I will do with what He has done. Will it change me or not affect me at all? —Kingsley Baehr
Lord, e’en to death Thy love could go, a death of shame and loss,
To vanquish for us every foe, and break the strong man’s force.
O, what a load was Thine to bear, alone in that dark hour;
Our sins in all their terror there, God’s wrath and Satan’s power!—H. L. R.