S – And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!

Luke 23:35–37 ESV

O – Bible Dictionary:
“Safe” – sōzō; to save, i.e. deliver or protect (lit. or fig.):— heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.

 James Strong, The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996).

To the people murdering him, the sign of his power was for him to save himself.

A – He did save himself…for you and I.  He made an exchange with the powers of evil – you kill me and everyone else is “safe.”  Everyone has the opportunity for deliverance, protection, preservation, be well and made whole.  Me for you.  What the enemy didn’t understand in the end of the exchange, he didn’t have the ability to keep him in the grave. He did exactly what the leaders, scoffers and those who held him in contempt asked him to do…he saved himself, proving he was the Chosen One.

R – Heavenly Father, you are the One, True God.  No matter the form of a God, Messiah or Holy Spirit, there is none like you.  Thank you for your incredible mercy, grace and love for us that compelled you to exchange you for us.  We didn’t deserve it but we are grateful you did it.  We choose you today.