Were You There?
There is an old song that goes “Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble!” If you had been there that dreadful day, watching our Lord and Master as He hung there, stripped and bleeding upon that cruel cross, what would you have done? Would you have run away and hidden as so many of His disciples had done? They ran for fear of their lives. They had followed Him, and for all they knew, they would die with Him. This one who had given such words of wisdom and hope! How could this be happening? Would you have disassociated yourself from Him as sharply as Peter had done earlier that day? He vehemently denied the charge that He knew Christ, and then trembled in horror and disgrace as he heard the cock crow, for His Lord had foretold it. Would you have gathered around to witness this dreadful scene? There were indeed those who were His followers in the crowd. These were not scared off by this tragic scene. They loved Him, and wanted to be with