“save Thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; Himself He cannot save.” Mark‬ ‭15:30-31‬ ‭KJV‬‬. At times it’s difficult to imagine the cruelty of men. Even as Jesus hangs on the cross, suffering for the sins of the world, His enemies are mocking Him. But they were blinded by sin and could not understand. He certainly had power to save Himself. He could have come down from the cross and destroyed them along with this wicked world. Yet He willingly chose to hang there in great torment and agony. He did all this to provide us this great salvation. And make no mistake, this has always been part of the unbelieving world’s attitude to God’s people: ‘save yourself’. Even in most of modern religion it is much the same. Most want a cross-less religion! They don’t want to hear about ‘suffering with the Saviour’. They reject the Biblical message of ‘denying ourselves and taking up our cross and following Him’ And in addition to these, this is also what our own flesh would tell us. “Save yourself! Spare yourself! God wants you to be happy so suffering surely can’t be involved”. But let us believe, even as Jesus was faithful to bear His cross, so we must be faithful to bear ours. And never forget Romans 8:18, “…the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed…” One day our suffering will end and eternal glory will be ours.