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“Despising the Shame
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15 May
By Derek Prince
Jesus bore our shame that we might share His glory
Here is a brief account of what happened after Jesus’ arrest in the garden of Gethsemane.
Pontius Pilate had handed Jesus over to the soldiers to take Him out to be executed.
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the
whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right
hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the
Jews!’ Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
[Remember, every blow of that reed pressed the crown of thorns deeper into His skull.]
And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on
Him, and led Him away to be crucified... Then they crucified Him, and divided His
garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: ‘They
divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.’ Sitting down, they
kept watch over Him there.” (Matthew 27:27–31, 35–36)
Jesus was actually exposed naked two times in that scene. And they sat and watched Him on the
cross for three hours. Most depictions of Jesus on the cross show Him wearing a little loincloth.
But there was no loincloth; He was exposed naked. His shame was exposed to everybody who
passed by, mocking Him.
The epistle to the Hebrews emphasizes this truth:
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“Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith... for the joy that was set before Him endured
the cross, despising the shame” (Hebrews 12:2)
Prayer Response
Thank You, Jesus, for Your work on the cross. I proclaim that Jesus was exposed to shame on my
behalf, enduring the cross and “despising the shame”—because He bore my shame that I might
share His glory. Amen.
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