“Sticks and stones…” isn’t true—words can wound deeply. At the cross, the mockery reveals what people demanded from Jesus: “Save Yourself.”
But Jesus didn’t save Himself so He could save us.
In Luke 23:35–41, we see the ridicule Jesus endured, the irony of the sign: “This is the King of the Jews,” two thieves, two responses, and why God’s kindness leads sinners to repentance.
Read: https://www.scottlapierre.org/thief-on-the-cross/
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The men who remembered Solomon's temple wept when they saw the new foundation. It was smaller. Plainer. Poorer.
And God said its glory would be GREATER.
He wasn't talking about the building.
Haggai 2:6-9 → https://www.scottlapierre.org/second-temples-glory-was-greater/
The old men who had seen Solomon's temple wept when they saw the new foundation.
Not because the work was bad. Because it wasn't what they remembered.
God's answer to discouraged builders was one word: Work.
Haggai 2:1-5 👇
https://www.scottlapierre.org/gods-answer-to-discouragement/
