i was reading psalm 22, it's one of the many psalms that clearly prophesies the Christ and undeniably portrays Him. it's the psalm that Jesus quotes the first 2 verses of on the cross - "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Verses 6-8 hit me hard today:
"But I am a worm, and no man;
a reproach of men, and despised by
the people.
All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, the shake the
head, saying,
'He trusted in the Lord, let Him
rescue Him;
Let Him deliver Him, since He
delights in Him!'"
This is Jesus speaking. This is how He felt, the beloved of Son of God, so glorious and beautiful, felt like a worm, ridiculed, ridiculous. He did not have to feel this way; He could have stayed in heaven and been worshiped as He deserves to be, but He chose to put on flesh and be treated as less-than-human, looked upon as crazy, a criminal. Wow, if you really meditate on this passage and visualize all this, it takes Christ's humility to a whole new level.
If this is what the Son of God went through for us, why are we so hesitant and resistant to going through the same for Him? What's more, why do we expect otherwise in our own lives and are surprised, even offended at God, when we suffer? Peter said "Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you [speaking of persecution],...but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings.." (1 Peter 4:12-13). Jesus Himself said, "In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). Will we follow the Lamb and do as He did, look as He looked...?
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