While crucifixion was designed to humiliate and torture people, God used this cross to have power that defies explanation. There is something in the message of Jesus' going to this cross that reaches out and grabs the hearts of those seeking God. They see in this sacrifice the love of God who wants to redeem all people. They see the Almighty God's love powerfully demonstrated in the world they know and see as unfair, sometimes brutal, and oftentimes humiliating. God placed his message of love where all people could see it and be touched by it. One strong bit of evidence of this power is an officer in the Roman army—someone very likely acquainted with death and especially the brutal death of crucifixion—who saw God's presence in this moment. His confession should be our confession anytime we read the story of Jesus' crucifixion: "Truly, this was [and is] the Son of God!"