“And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.” Mark‬ ‭15:25‬ ‭KJV‬‬. These sobering words remind us of why Jesus came to this world. He did not come to live a life of ease, comfort and prosperity like most religious people today seek for. He did not come to achieve any kind of ‘worldly success’ as so many strive for. He came to take our sins upon Himself, go to that old, rugged cross and there suffer, bleed and die in our place. By every earthly standard, His life was a complete failure. Crucifixion was the most shameful way for a man to die. And yet, through His suffering and atoning death, we have this great salvation! Because He was willing to pour out His life unto death, we can escape the eternal condemnation we all deserved and experience eternal life in Him! Today, with so much trouble and suffering going on in our world, it is easy for us to get distracted from the main things. But let us never forget, it is through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ that we live today. Let us bow humbly before Him and be thankful that He loved us so much, as to be willing to pay that awful price for undeserving sinners like us. And by God’s grace, let us glory in nothing else except our crucified and risen Saviour.