What hurt me the most is...

In reading the account in Matthew 27 this morning I wondered what hurt Jesus the most. Was it when they tied him and led him to Pilate, the governor? Was it when he heard that Judas had hanged himself? Was it the cry of the people to crucify him? Was it the beating with whips? Was it the crowning with a crown of thorns? Was it when the people bowed before Jesus and made fun of him, saying, "Hail, King, of the Jews!" Was it when some spit on him? Was it when some of the soldiers "cast lots" for his clothing? Was it the insults from the people that walked by and said, "You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you are really the Son of God!" Or was it the nailing Jesus to the cross that hurt Him the most?

I have heard folks say "What hurt me the most is..." But no where in scripture do I hear Jesus saying, "What hurt me the most is..." He was willing to suffer for you and for me that we might have everlasting life.

I am glad that Jesus didn't just dwell on his hurts but when "He was on the cross I was on his mind."

"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." (Isaiah 53:6 & 7 KJV)