As a child, I remember singing in the annual Easter passion play at our church. During the cantata, the choir would gather on stage around Jesus and become angry, yelling “Crucify Him!” Participating in that scene was always a little scary to me as a child. I remember being confused and thinking, “I would have never done that to Jesus.”
As I’ve grown older, I realize, we are all guilty. We are all the reason “why” He had to die on the cross. Maybe you and I didn’t yell “Crucify Him” that day, but the sin that ultimately put Him on the cross is yours and mine.
It is easy to look around and see the sins of others and judge. But, as we inspect our own hearts, we realize we are just as guilty and in need of God’s grace.

 

Devotion by Angela Smith