Man of Sorrows
“He loved them unto the end” (John 13:1).
I adore the love that led Him to be made sin for me. There was the full testing of the love that carried Him through all. It is deeply instructive, though very dreadful to see there what man is and how his heart was fully exposed at the trial and crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. What do I expect of my friends if I am on trial? At least that they will not forsake me. “They all forsook Him, and fled” (Mark 14:50). In a judge? I expect him to protect innocence. Pilate washes his hands of His blood, and gives Him over to the people! In a priest? That he will intercede for the ignorant and for them that are out of the way. Instead, they urge the people, who cry, “Away with Him, away with Him” (John 19:15). Every man was the opposite of what was right, and that one Man was not only right, but in divine love He was going through it all!
Nothing could stop that love. Nothing! “Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it” (Song of Solomon 8:7). Love divine! Wonderful love! May we never forget it!
