As I stood outside the doors. I tried to prepare myself
for what I was about to see. But when I entered the room
I had no idea that my life would be changed so drastically.
I sat there in silence, as all did. The room was filled
with the flickering light of the screen. As I cried, only
a little bit, too shocked to move. I felt like my heart
was broken inside me. I wanted to cry , but felt it hard
to breathe I watched in silence. As this man demonstrated
what Jesus did for me. It broke my heart and tears began
to flow. I felt helpless and I wanted to make them stop.
The pain I felt was like nothing I've ever felt before.
Then I began to cry out to God.
I realized
at that moment if He had not done this for me. This love
that I feel for Him now would have never come to be. He
laid in the temple yard beaten. His face disfigured from
the punches and blows.
The robe he wore was covered in blood as red as a rose.
With every ounce of His strength He pulled himself to His
feet. Only to be knocked down again. But all that He did
was for me , what greater love shown by a friend? When they
lead Him away , His body was weaken by the Pain.
The
Roman soldiers had no pity on Him and began to beat Him
again. They slapped Him in the face and knocked Him to the
ground. No idea that this was all for them as well. That
this man would one day rise up and reign over all man and
save many from Hell. As He carried the cross on His back
to the place where He would soon die
You
could hear people weeping all over the room. As many in
the crowd cried. We all knew what was next and it made it
hard to bare. All our eyes fixed on the screen. All you
could hear was the sobbing cries of the weeping. The sounds
of those mourning in despair. The actor laid on the cross
as they drove the nails in his hands and in his feet.
But
I could see only Jesus there giving His life for me. The
movie became real, the pain was real, the tears ,and the
blood. And then it was like God spoke to me and said" There
is no greater love. My son did this for you. He laid his
life down so you wouldn't have too.He traded his crown in
Heaven for a crown of thorns and a beating you would never
indure." I knew at that moment that this had to be. Even
though it seemed so unfair. But the greatest thing happened!
God caused my eyes to open and see. The crucifixion became
clear.
I could
truly see what really happened. No greater love was shown
to me. Than the day Christ was nailed to the tree. Written
and copyrighted by Patricia Montgomery 3-12-04
