John 18,19

After Jesus and the two thieves had been crucified, their bodies were checked for death. Christ died quickly, not needing to have his legs broken as was the custom. He relinquished His soul to His Heavenly Father.

The death we are challenged to take is death to self. The quicker we relinquish our rights and our self-preserving resistance to God’s will or the preference of others over our self, the quicker God can get on with showing Himself strong on our behalf.

Die quickly. There’s a resurrection coming soon.