There Is A Man On The Cross!

When the enemies of Jesus crucified our Lord, they thought they had won, but they hadn't! The cross became his staff, and with that staff, He pushed a hole right through the grave! A little boy next to the bed of his dying mother, said: "Mother, you don't need to be afraid of the grave, for Jesus went through it, and left a light behind him."

That's right...the cross became his torch! He was in charge, not his enemies. He could have run away, but he didn't. They took him in the Garden. He had friends there...he had swords, but to Peter, he said, "Put up your sword". They were taking our Savior to the cross, but he had already planned the journey! Pilate tried to conduct a trial, but it was a mockery. Pilate was on trial, not Jesus. Pilate ran here, he ran there. "Say something", he said. "Defend yourself". But Jesus said nothing. Pilate's wife had a dream. "Have nothing to do with this just man," she said. "Who would you like?...Jesus or Barabbas?" he suggested.

Pilate was the disturbed man. Jesus was composed. "Crucify him" shouted the mob. And they did! But even on the cross, Jesus took charge. He forgave those who had crucified him. He gave directions to his disciples. He died that we might have life, and have it eternally. He rose again. The cross was replaced by an empty tomb, and has become the sign of millions around the world.

But again, today, our Lord is being crucified. He is suffering there along with the suffering millions of our world. I helped to drive the nails this time. Because I am a part of a world that is filled with the hates and hurts of mankind, I can no longer blame "someone else." Elizabeth Cheney has stated it well.

Whenever there is silence around me
By day or by night,
I am startled by a cry.
It came down from the cross,
The first time I heard it.
I went out and searched,
And found a man in the throes of crucifixion,
And I said, "I will take you down."
And I tried to take the nails out of his feet.
But he said, "Let them be.
For I cannot be taken down
Until every man, every woman, and every child
Come together to take me down."
And I said, "But I cannot bear to hear you cry.
What can I do?"
And he said, "Go about the world,
Tell everyone that you meet,
There is a man on the cross."