As i read this morning about Jesus and his crucifixion; the thing that Spurgeon pointed out to me was that he was, as the psalmist said, "heaped insults upon". The idea occurred to me, to consider wether it was he that was heaped insults upon or the sins that he bore. We as a sinful race hate nothing more than our own sinfulness; especially when it is displayed outside our own bodies.
Do not mistake me for saying that the flawless Lamb of God had somehow become less flawless. The word clearly states that he became the scapegoat for us, that he carried our sins into the wilderness of death. Type and shadow from old testament law (priest confessed the sins of Yisreal onto the head of the "scapegoat" who was in fact to be a flawless lamb, crazy coincidence huh?
So then, in my daily life, as I forget the sacrifice of perfection, and talk of nothing less; i become one of the motly horde who casts insults on the savior. I focus on money or schedules, and prioritize these things over the kingdom that i have sworn to participate in bringing. When I do that, i make a mockery of the sacrifice and more the resurrection of my God.
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