Interesting idea. I never thought of that. He knew He could end the suffering every moment of the scourging, beatings, crowning, walking, falling, nailing, hanging while trying to breathe, and dying. And He did it anyway.
Thank you for making me see this Gift in a new and deeper way.
When I was undergoing physical therapy after rotator cuff surgery, I was ready to give up government secrets if the PT would just stop. It was then that I knew I had a thresh hold of pain that I did not want to pass further.