SEEK DAILY (NBC) DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR APRIL 15, 2022 (MOCKED FOR OUR SAKE)
TOPIC: MOCKED FOR OUR SAKE
Bible Text: Matthew 27:27-31
Memory Verse: “Then they spat on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again” Matthew 27:30, NIV
MESSAGE
When Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, his Soldiers took Him and had a filled day mocking and tormenting Him. They stripped Him of His robes, forced a crown of thorns on His head and bowed before Him and hailed Him as the king of the Jews. They further spat on Him, struck Him on the head before leading Him to be crucified.
All that Jesus suffered were not because He was a criminal. But He took the place of sinners and was humiliated and mocked, beaten and battered for our sake before He was ultimately crucified and died for our sins.
The mockery and pain that Jesus suffered for your sake must not be in vain. As we commemorate His ordeals, it will be a good time to reflect on His sacrifice for you. Have you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior?
Remember, He was mocked for your sake. The shame, the reproach, the suffering, and ultimately the death He suffered were for your sake. He took your place to pay the penalty for sin. You should have suffered but He replaced you in the suffering that you might gain eternal life.
Insight: If Christ gave Himself for us, nothing stops us from offering our lives to Him.
Prayer: Lord, help me respond appropriately to your sacrifice for me.
RBT Passage: 1 Kings 16-18