672.Why Didn't He Fight Back?

In this episode, Dr. Steve gets raw about the heaviest day of the year — and the question that's followed him since he was a little boy. Why didn't he fight back? Why didn't Jesus, with all the power in the universe at his fingertips, destroy the soldiers, silence the crowd, and make every last one of them kneel? Wouldn't that have been the ultimate proof? Wouldn't people have believed then? Dr. Steve sits with that question on the drive to the beach, heavy heart, no easy answers. And somewhere in the wrestling — in the brutality of what actually happened that day, in the silence from the Father when His own Son cried out — there's something more powerful than a miracle. There's a sacrifice so complete, so surrendered, that nothing man could manufacture comes close. We fill our cups with earthly things and wake up empty. We watch evil and ask where God is. We live shallow and wonder why we feel void. And yet — three days later, He walked out. That's the one principle. That's the whole thing. It's time to Wake Up Humans — slow down today, sit in the weight of Good Friday, and let what happened a long time ago mean something in the decisions you make tomorrow. He loves you. Be blessed. How's your Atlas? Learn more at drstevejudson.com and check out Steve Judson's books and gear.