The Power of the Crucifixion

I think many of us don't realize the power of the Crucifixion. We know some of the power, but not fully. In Matthew's account, he gives us a glimpse of what happened on that day. He added a part, that up until recently I have completely skipped over, it is not in the other gospels' either.

Matthew 27:50-56
"Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit. Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split. The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. And they came out of the tombs after His resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many. When the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, This man really was God's Son! Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to Him were there, looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons."

There are a couple things in this passage that I find interesting.

1. "The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. And they came out of the tombs after His resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many."

The power of the Crucifixion, literally gave new life to some people. The most comforting part of this is that that same power that tore the curtain in half from top to bottom, that rose many of the saints from the dead, and that rose Jesus from the dead, lives inside of us, if you are a follower of Jesus Christ. How encouraging is that.

2. "When the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, "This man really was God's Son!"

The most amazing part about this is the fact that the pagans realized who Jesus was before the Jews did.


As you go throughout the day, just feel encouraged that you have the power of the Crucifixion inside you. It is that same power that gives you the words to say when you are witnessing to somebody. It is that power that saves us from an eternity away from God. Thank God today for giving us His Holy Spirit. Thank God that He wants to us His children to reach this lost world. But above all thank God for the power of the Crucifixion.



Bro. Michael