In a crisis we are always in danger of standing true to something that is acclaimed by this world rather than standing absolutely loyal to God. Had our Lord been a patriot, He would have been a traitor to His country in submitting to the Roman dominance; He ought to have led an insurrection—“This dominance is wrong, We must break it.” Instead of that, He bowed His head to it. He submitted to the providential order of tyranny knowing that through it God was working out His purposes. “Knowest thou