Still He Walked
He could hear the crowds screaming "crucify" "crucify"... He could hear the hatred in their voices, These were His chosen people. He loved them, and they were going to crucify Him. He was beaten, bleeding and weakened... His heart was broken, But still He walked.
He could see the crowd as He came
from the palace. He knew each of the faces so well.
He had created them. He knew every smile, laugh, and
shed tear, But now they were contorted with rage and
anger... His heart broke, But still He walked. Was
He scared?
You and I would have been so His
humanness would have mandated that He was. He felt
alone. His disciples had left, denied, and even
betrayed Him. He searched the crowd for a loving
face and He saw very few. Then He turned His eyes to
the only one that mattered And He knew that He would never
be alone. He looked back at the crowd, at the people
who were spitting At Him, throwing rocks at Him and
mocking Him and he knew That because of Him, they would
never be alone. So for them, He walked.
The sounds of the hammer striking
the spikes echoed through the crowd. The sounds of
His cries echoed even louder, the cheers of the crowd, as
His hands and feet Were nailed to the cross, intensified
with each blow. Loudest of all was the still small
voice inside his Heart that whispered "I AM WITH YOU, MY
SON", And God's heart broke. He had let His Son
walk.
Jesus could have asked God to end
his suffering, But instead He asked God to forgive.
Not to forgive Him, but to forgive the ones who were
persecuting Him. As He hung on that cross, dying an
unimaginable death, He looked out and saw, not only the
faces in the crowd, But also, the face of every person yet
to be, And His heart filled with love. As His body
was dying, His heart was alive. Alive with the
limitless, unconditional love He feels for each of us.
That is why He walked.
When I forget how much My God loves
me, I remember His walk. When I wonder if I can be
forgiven, I remember His walk. When I need reminded
of how to live like Christ, I think of His walk. And
to show Him how much I love Him, I wake up each morning,
turn my eyes to Him, And I walk.
Paul Ciniraj
SALEM VOICE MINISTRIES: At any cost
winning the Muslim world as well as the third world unto the salvation of
Jesus Christ is our goal.