He was often doubted,
"Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm."
Mocked to His face,
"Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him." (Matthew 27:27-31)
Laughed at,
"When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him." (Mark 5:38-40)
& Continually plotted against,
"Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm."
(Matthew 8:23-26)
Mocked to His face,
"Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him." (Matthew 27:27-31)
Laughed at,
"When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him." (Mark 5:38-40)
& Continually plotted against,
"Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus."
(Mark 3:6)
"Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him."
(Matthew 26:3-4)
"So from that day on they plotted to take his life."
(John 11:53)
What was His reaction? Nothing. Most times He literally did not say a word. He let His work speak for itself. And not from a prideful standpoint either. He even went as far as giving strict orders not to let anyone know about the miracles he performed (Mark 5:43). What a perfect example Jesus left for us!
How much more humility should we show to others? Especially as being His redeemed sons and daughters. If the Son of the God of the whole universe, who came to die for our sins, can still show love, patience, compassion, and humility, to the ones who schemed and plotted for his death, with His power, we can too.
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