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“Despising the Shame

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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