John 18:28-32 (NIV)

²⁸ Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness the Jews did not enter the Unfasked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?" ³⁰ "If he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you." ³¹ Pilate said, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." "But we have no right to execute anyone," the Jews objected. ³² This happened so that the words Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die would be fulfilled.

The irony in this passage is so convicting. "If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you." I am/we are the criminal. I am the one who deserved/deserves to be on the cross, to SUFFER,, to DIE. Yet, YOU, who knew no sin DO suffer and die for MY sin. Unfair! Unfair! Unfair! THANKFUL! THANKFUL! THANKUL! Jesus, Your love is awesome. It is overwhelming. May it so fill me to so love.

John 13:34-35 (NIV)

³⁴ "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. ³⁵ By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Romans 5:8 (NIV)

⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Corinthians 5:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)

²¹ God made him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 (NIV)

⁹ Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. ¹⁰ And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.