Remain in the otherside

"When Jesus had crossed over the boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around Him."
Mark 5:21

Jesus never enjoyed much elbow room during His public ministry. There was always a multitude, pushing and showing to get there to be closer. When He taught in the temple, there was hardly space to breathe. When He taught in a home, people stood wall-to-wall, spilling out into the front yard and hanging from the roof. And when He tried to escape the crowd in a boat, He dropped anchor on the other side only to find another horde awaiting Him. No room for Jesus--His life even began that way at the crowded Inn.
There was one place, however, where Jesus had more than enough room almost too much space. It was a place where nobody was showing to get close, no one wanted a ringside seat. There was plenty of room near the cross.
Sadly, it's true today. Many are satisfied to remain at a safe distance from the cross. Yet if we are to see real and lasting change in ours lives, if we to reckon ourselves dead to sin it requires keeping near the cross.