Mark 14 HOW DO YOU KILL GOD?

The religious leaders decided that Jesus was a blasphemer and worthy of death. Well, it's one thing to decide that someone should be killed, and quite another to actually kill him. Especially if you are a religious person. And most especially if the person you want to kill is God!

The truth is, God-in-flesh cannot be killed, unless He wills it so. No storm or accident or plot could take Jesus' life, unless He willingly laid it down. That's faith, as demonstrated throughout His ministry. But this time, the Sovereign Father directed His Son to the cross, and so allowed the nefarious plot to succeed.

How do I know that Jesus is divine? Because He died. Silently. Willingly. Victoriously.

When I am criticized or attacked, sometimes I feel like I am being crucified myself. But through the eyes of faith, I realize that nothing can happen to me, unless the Sovereign Father wills it. So, I can receive the criticism or the attack by faith. Silently. Willingly. Victoriously. I don't need to strike back, or to return slander with slander. I don't need to defend myself, for vengeance belongs to the Lord.

"LORD, give me the grace to receive hurt without returning it, to never strike back, to return insult with blessing, and to be like Jesus in my life and by my death. Let me learn from the persecuted martyrs through history and around the world, to know that the losers win. In the blessed name of Jesus. Amen."
-ker