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This week, as we approach Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Paul reminds us that although Jesus

appeared to be defeated at his crucifixion, he was actually exercising divine power and

holy restraint, fully in control, and committed to fulfilling God's redemptive plan.

Here's this week's Wednesday's word.

Quote, and the soldiers led him away inside the palace, that is the governor's headquarters,

and they called together the whole battalion, and they called together the whole battalion,

and they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him,

and they began to salute him, hail, king of the Jews, and they were striking his head with a reed,

and spitting on him, and kneeling down an homage to him, and when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the Jews, and they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down

an homage to him. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his

own clothes on him, and they led him out to crucify him. End quote. Mark 15, 16 through 20. This final

moment of Jesus' life would appear to be a moment of horrific defeat.

Imagine you were in the position of Jesus' disciples and family that day.

If you were an eyewitness, wouldn't you be thinking,

where is Jesus' power?

Why doesn't he do something?

Why does he just stand there and take the abuse?

Why didn't Jesus call down an army of angels to deal with these blasphemous torturers?

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