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The Roman soldiers had nailed two men to their crosses; ignoring their shrieks of pain, the soldiers rest. It was hard work to kill a man on a cross. One more Man—and the hardest part of this hideous work would be done. One more…
But this One was different. Some of the soldiers had noticed the way He had taken the scourging without crying out like most men did. The soldiers who had been at the trials had noticed the way He didn’t answer trumped-up charges, refusing to dignify such accusations with an answer. The times He did speak revealed His deep inner peace. He seemed to be drawing strength from a Source they couldn’t identify, yet was very evident.
However, the supreme test was about to occur.
The soldiers get up, shift their armor into place, and start to form a circle around Jesus. But then they see something that they have never seen in all their years of crucifying men. Jesus—of His own will—moves over to His cross and stretches Himself out on it. He then extends His hands and Continue reading