Not Much Of A Man...

There was a truck driver named *Derek. Each week he hauled goods from Cincinnati to Atlanta. Joe's Diner was his favorite eating spot on the route. Derek always stopped for meals at Joe's. One afternoon, Derek parked his truck & walked into the diner. Sitting down in his favorite seat, he ordered the usual...hot meatloaf sandwich, mashed potatoes & iced tea. In a distance came a roar & a cloud of dust, followed by the arrival into the parking lot of 12 members of a motorcycle gang, riding Harley-Davidsons. The gang parked next to Derek's 18-wheeler. As the gang stomped into the diner, the leader of the gang immediately spotted Derek. The gang started to make fun of him, harass him & taunt at him. Derek didn't do anything. He finished his lunch, got up, paid for his food & left. The leader of the gang laughed & said to Derek, "What a wimp! That guy sure ain't much of a man!" Joe, looking out the window of the diner & said, "No & he ain't much of a driver either...he just ran over 12 Harleys!"

When Jesus came as the Messiah, He wasn't at all what people expected. Many looked at Jesus & said, "What a sissy! He sure ain't much of a man! What kind of a Messiah is this?" Jesus never said a word, though. He took all the abuse that the world could throw at Him. He was ridiculed, humiliated, spat upon, whipped, crowned with thorns & hung on a cruel cross. Satan did everything he could to destroy Jesus & to make Him the laughingstock of the world. Jesus never opened His mouth. He willingly accepted it because He knew that in the end Satan would be defeated. Satan & all of his demons would ultimately be crushed under the foot of the Savior. And of course, that's exactly what happened on Calvary. What a Man!