In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes were mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself!” (Mark 15:31)
Those words always resonate with me. The chief priest and scribes said those words to mock Jesus. But their words were truer than they knew.
In order to save us, Jesus couldn’t save himself. He had to die an excruciating death, taking all our sins on himself. All of God’s wrath toward us was poured out on him.
And because of him, the curtain that separated us from God was torn in two.
I’m so grateful that Jesus chose not to save himself so that he could save us.
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