Does Jesus Think on Me? by Frank
Hall Jesus of Nazareth, the sinless Son of God, was hated without
cause, arrested, beaten, mocked, spat upon, shamed, stripped of
his clothes, crowned with thorns, publicly humiliated, nailed to
a cross, and died in agony. What is the first thing he says
while hanging upon the cruel tree? Does he ask his father
to send a legion of angels to destroy his persecutors? Does
he condemn his unjust executioners? Does he call for fire and brimstone
to fall on these wicked devils? That is what we would do, is
it not? But He is not like us, He is holy, harmless, undefiled,
and separate from sinners. His ways are not our ways, and
His thoughts are not our thoughts. For as the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways, and His
thoughts than our thoughts. Instead of words of wrath, we
hear words of mercy. Instead of a consuming fire,
we see forgiveness. Oh, what unfathomable grace!
His lips are like lilies, dropping sweet-smelling myrrh. Jesus prays,
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. I pray
for them. I am not praying for the world,
but for those you have given me, for they are yours. John
chapter 17 verse 9. He prayed, Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do. Child of God, be of good comfort,
you were on the heart of Jesus as he hung upon the cross. You
may ask yourself, does Jesus think on me? Does he notice me? Does he love me? O you of little
faith, you are always on his heart. You were on his heart
in eternity past. You were on his heart when he
was in such anguish in the garden that his sweat fell to the ground
like great drops of blood. You were on his heart on the
cruel cross, and you are on his heart now in glory. As he died
in bloody agony under the wrath of God, he was thinking of you. Father forgive the sin of my
poor ignorant rebellious child for he knows not what he does.