Jesus the Crucified
Jesus the Crucified: “God has made this Jesus whom you crucified to be both Lord and Messiah.” Acts 2:36
Our King is none other than the crucified Jesus. All that we know of Him—His divine power, His abiding presence, His wonderful love—does not teach us to know Him fully unless we are deeply conscious that our King is the crucified Jesus. Even the hosts of heaven adore Him. We worship the crucified Jesus as King.
Christ’s cross is His highest glory. Through it He conquered every enemy and gained His place on the throne of God. When Paul wrote, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me…” (Galatians 2:19-20), he taught us that it was as the crucified One that Christ ruled on the throne of his heart.
The disciples had been crucified to the world. We also need to experience this fellowship with Christ in His cross if the Spirit of Pentecost is really to take possession of us. It is as we “share in His death” (Philippians 3:10) that we can become worthy servants of a crucified King.
From Teach Me to Pray by Andrew Murray
