In Pursuit of JesusSample

Look and Be Quiet

In the song “Look at Him,” Mexican composer Rubén Sotelo describes Jesus at the cross. He invites us to look at Jesus and be quiet, because there is really nothing to say before the type of love Jesus demonstrated at the cross. By faith we can imagine the scene described in the Gospels. We can imagine the cross and the blood, the nails, and the pain.

When Jesus breathed His last, those who “came to see the crucifixion . . . went home in deep sorrow” (Luke 23:48). Others “stood at a distance watching” (v. 49). They looked and were quiet. Only one spoke, a centurion, who said, “Surely this man was innocent” (v. 47).

Songs and poems have been written to describe this great love. Many years before, Jeremiah wrote about Jerusalem’s pain after its devastation. “Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by?” (Lamentations 1:12). He was asking people to look and see; he thought there was no greater suffering than Jerusalem’s. However, has there been any suffering like Jesus’ suffering?

All of us are passing by the road of the cross. Will we look and see His love? This Easter, when words and poems aren’t enough to express our gratitude and describe God’s love, let’s take a moment to ponder Jesus’ death; and in the quietness of our hearts may we whisper to Him our deepest devotion. —Keila Ochoa

How do you express your gratitude to Jesus for all He’s done? Who in your life needs to hear the message of the cross?

Dear Jesus, as I look at Your cross, I have no words to express my gratitude for Your perfect sacrifice. But I thank You for Your love.