I was reminded recently about the groups of people gathered around the cross. There were the ones who loved Jesus and stood weeping. Scripture tells us of John, the beloved disciple, Jesus’ mother, and a few other women who had gathered.
Then there were those who hated Jesus and who mocked and cursed, shouting hateful things to a man who had done nothing but good – just because He didn’t fit their idea of what the Messiah should be.
There was also a third group, the Romans Soldiers. For them, this was just a job to get finished, they couldn’t care less about the men on those crosses, they were just indifferent.
But as I thought about those groups, I heard the LORD say something that stopped me short. He said, “don’t be so sure you would have been among the weepers.”
Those words pierced my soul. If I had been there, would my heart have been tender, or would it have been hardened or indifferent?
Of course, now my heart has been softened by God, and if I saw this happening today, I would weep. But I know that my heart was hard and desperately wicked before Christ changed me. I have come to accept that I just may have been among those who cursed. That is an extremely humbling thought. [Jeremiah 17:9]
Today I am so grateful for the salvation Christ purchased that gave me a new heart, soft and tender before God. I am so much more in love with my Savior than I have ever been. Today, I am stand among the weepers. Thank you, Lord.
