Moment of Meditation: Scourged

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Scourged

Isaiah 50:5-6

The LORD, the Eternal, has helped me to listen,

and I do as He says. I have not been rebellious or run away from God's work.

But it's been hard. I offered My back to those who whipped me,

my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;

I did not turn away from humiliation and spitting.

Matthew 27:26-30

So Pilate released Barabbas, and he had Jesus flogged and handed over to be crucified. … They spat on Him and whipped Him on the head with His scepter of reeds.

Thought:

Jesus allowed Himself to be scourged. He followed His own teaching, “When someone slaps your right cheek, turn and let that person slap your other cheek” (Matthew 5:39 CEV). He allowed Himself to be humiliated before the Roman soldiers to take away your humiliation before God. Through Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection, you may enter the pearly gates of Heaven with your head held high because Jesus has invited you into His midst. Amen.