Daily Wisdom

He Can’t Save Himself! – Mark 15:31

Key Passage

The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also there. They teased Jesus the same as the other people did. They said to themselves, “He saved other people. But he can’t save himself.”

— Mark 15:31 ERV (Read Full Text)

Key Thought

Wrong! Jesus didn’t save himself so he could save others… save you… save me. Thankfully the religious folks were wrong about Jesus’ power to save. Thank God that Jesus loved us enough to bear their ridicule, face their scorn, absorb their hate, suffer their torture, and endure their humiliation. And he did it because he could save himself, but wouldn’t—for you and me!

Prayer

O Father, my words are inadequate to express my heartfelt gratitude and eternal thanks for your incomparable love. Thank you, dear Father; thank you. Thank you, dear Savior; I owe everything to you. Amen.

Related Scriptures

Jesus arrived in Bethany. Jesus found that Lazarus had already been dead and in the tomb for four days. Bethany was about two miles from Jerusalem.
John 11:17-18

When the leading priests and the Jewish guards saw Jesus they yelled, “Kill him on a cross! Kill him on a cross!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and nail him to a cross yourselves. I find nothing I can charge against him.” The Jewish leaders answered, “We have a law that says he must die, because he said that he is the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this, he was more afraid. Pilate went back inside the palace. He asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not answer him. Pilate said, “You refuse to speak to me? Remember, I have the power to make you free. I also have the power to kill you on a cross.” Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. So the man who gave me to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
John 19:6-11

Look, Jesus is coming with the clouds! Every person will see him, even the people who pierced him. All people of the earth will cry loudly because of him. Yes, this will happen! Amen.
Revelation 1:7

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