Word for Today: And those who passed by derided him wagging their heads.
Now, sacrifice, not religious rituals or even the pulpit persuasion of some priests who want personal prosperity, rather than God's kingdom progress as the Lord Jesus exhibited, was and is still the goal. He, om Lord went through grief, in order to atone for our sins and open heaven's gate for sinners. Without the crucifixion sacrifice, the entire event would have been wasteful and worthless, and the enemy, Satan, would have mocked God, that his son's stewardship was unfruitful and therefore could not secure redemption.
That would in turn have ridiculed and reproached the Holy Trinity that planned the salvation program. But rather he, Jesus, was willing and worthy to humble himself and submit to the divine agenda without wavering or wasting time with all those tempting and trying him, be obeyed the father and overtly defeated all the enemies. Even the presiding officer of the crucifixion, testified” truly, this is the Son of God” (Matt 27:54).
Recall that he started his training at the start of his ministry during the 40day foodsacrifice, so he began with anointing and ended with it. Are you ready to ask for grace to sacrifice, not necessarily your life as a leader, to enhance your stewardship (Acts 13:1-3)? Sacrifice is key to effective stewardship.