When reading Mark 15, there are many different thoughts that can be drawn from it: such as the agony, pain and suffering that Jesus went through for all of us. After I read it, the first thought that came to me was forbearing. From the trial all the way to His death on the cross, He never responded to the ridiculing and mocking that He endured. I just wonder how His human side wanted to respond but He didn't.
Verse 39 says "And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God." Jesus's actions made a believer out of someone. I know that there have been and will be many times in my life that when people are accusing me or the stressful times at work that I want to speak my mind (as I have done). I need to remember that to be Christ like that I must remember to keep silent (at least be careful with how and what I say) and let Him shine through me and let Him resolve the situation. Will my action lead someone to realize that I have Christ living and working in me?
Randal Sheppard
