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Jews.’” Over his head they put the cause of His death but listen
to what they said, “This is Jesus the King of the Jews.” They
didn’t try to praise Him but they ended up praising Him.

Matthew 27:42, “He saved other; He cannot save
Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from
the cross, and we shall believe in Him.” They tried to mock Him
and they said, “He saved others; save Himself!” But in that
mockery they confessed that He saved others. God turned the
mockery into praise.

Matthew 27:43, “He trusts in God; let Him deliver Him
now, if He takes pleasure in Him; for He said, “I am the Son of
God.’” They said, “He says that He trusts in God and God
delights in Him,” but they were mocking Him. But they also
confessed that He trusts in God and He saved others and God
delights in Him. They said that He said He was the Son of God.
As they tried to mock they said, “He’s the King, He saved others,
He trusts God, God delights in Him, and He’s the King of the
Jews.”

I don’t know if you are familiar with Friedrich
Krummacher, a German reformed theologian. He was
meditating on this passage and he said, “They stoned His cross
with roses.” They tried to throw stones but, instead, they just
honored the Lord.

One that has become precious to me is Matthew 27:25,
“And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and
on our children!” You know what they meant when they said,
“His blood be on us and our children.” I pray that for my family.
I ask the Lord to put His blood on me and my family. God will
always get praise. Nobody can stop Him.

Romans 11:36, “For from Him and through Him and to
Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen” So,
God works and controls everything in the universe for
redemptive purposes. What I mean by that is that God will get
the glory, even if I don’t want to give it to Him and even from