After Jesus had been scourged with whips, He was brought back inside Pilate’s headquarters and a battalion of about 200 soldiers was brought together for the spectacle. At this point, His body was beaten and bloody. I’m guessing His face was bruised, swollen, and looking less and less recognizable. And as if the physical torment He had been forced to endure wasn’t enough, Jesus was mocked by the Roman soldiers who seemed to enjoy the task of fulfilling His execution.

There are several ways the soldiers decided to mock Jesus. For starters, they took a purple cloak (because the color purple represented royalty) and put it on Him. Then they fashioned a crown out of thorns and pressed it into His skull. In Matthew’s gospel (Mt. 27:29), we’re also told they put a reed in His right hand to complete their attempts to mock His royalty. Jesus put up with it all, even allowing Himself to endure their mocking salute of “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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It isn’t really pleasant to think about what Jesus willingly endured for us in the moments prior to His crucifixion, but it does foster a genuine sense of gratitude, appreciation, and admiration for Him within me. We deserved this punishment, but He endured it. We deserved the accusations, but He took them. We deserved the rejection, yet He put up with it so we could be welcomed into His everlasting kingdom as children of God who are made holy and blameless in His sight.

Jesus was accused, arrested, and scourged to set us free. He experienced sorrow to bring us joy. He experienced and defeated death to grant us life. He is worthy of our trust and thanksgiving.

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There is a time to remain silent and a time to speak up. Let me encourage you to seek wisdom from the Holy Spirit as to when it’s time for each response. And when you’re given opportunity to testify to who Jesus is, don’t hesitate to honor Him with your words and your testimony. Even if you’re treated in a similar manner to the treatment He endured, honor Him with your lips, your lifestyle, and the lasting impression you leave upon those you interact with in this world.

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