The Crucifixion
21 A man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the country just then, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon is the father of Alexander and Rufus.) 22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means Skull Hill). 23 They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it. 24 Then they nailed him to the cross. They gambled for his clothes, throwing dice to decide who would get them.
25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when the crucifixion took place. 26 A signboard was fastened to the cross above Jesus' head, announcing the charge against him. It read: "The King of the Jews." 27 Two criminals were crucified with him, their crosses on either side of his.   29 And the people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. "Ha! Look at you now!" they yelled at him. "You can destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, can you? 30 Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!"
31 The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!" Even the two criminals who were being crucified with Jesus ridiculed him. (NLT)

Even if Jesus came down off of the cross the leaders still would not have believed. They had lied to themselves and had twisted the scripture for so long they only believed their own lies. Even after Jesus rose from the dead and they knew that He did they still did not believe. For those who do not believe all we can do is to continually pray for them that the Holy Spirit will open their eye to the truth.
Even though Jesus was wrongfully accused He went to the cross willingly for us. Let us not take this love Jesus has for us for granted but let us share it as willingly as Jesus did. Jesus’ love was not meant for us to keep to ourselves but to share with everyone, to be given away. When we give Jesus’ love away to others He continually fills us with more of His love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 There are three things that will endure — faith, hope, and love — and the greatest of these is love. (NLT)
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong. 14 And everything you do must be done with love. (NLT)

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