PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY - MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT
June 29th, 2026.
Psalm 22 is sometimes called the Psalm of the Cross or the Crucifixion Psalm. It is a prophetic Messianic Psalm by King David that outlined the details of Jesus' crucifixion. Jesus quoted directly from this Psalm when He said; “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Ps. 22:1; Mat. 27:46; Mark 15:34)
I learned something more about Psalm 22:6 that I thought to share. “But I am a worm and not a man.” (Ps. 22:6a NIV) Jesus never directly quoted this verse in the Bible. He did not call Himself “worm and not a man.” However, an analogy is drawn out of this verse that shows God as All Knowing God who shares the knowledge of His plans and actions in various ways leaving no room for doubt. In the original Hebrew text of Psalm 22:6, the word translated as "worm" is towla' or tola'ath (תּוֹלָע). This specific term doesn't refer to a common earthworm, but rather the crimson/scarlet worm. Yes, you have come across crimson and scarlet in Isaiah 1:18. What has the crimson worm got to do with Jesus? Two things: Jesus created all things AND but for the Hebrew translation of this worm, many of us will not know this powerful revelation.
The crimson worm is one of these lowly but unique creations. It’s a bit different from the worms you find in your own backyard because it’s actually an insect with a shell and six little legs. About seven millimeters long, the crimson worm is barely longer than the width of a pencil eraser. You might call it minimal, minor, miniature, or minuscule. Maybe even gross. But God created the crimson worm to live in a specific area, the land of Israel, and have a life cycle that points us to one event: Jesus’ saving death on the cross.
When a mother crimson worm is ready to lay her eggs, she finds her way toward a specific type of oak tree. She then makes the difficult ascent up the side of that tree, knowing that she will never come back down again. She’s come there to give life to her children and then give up her own. Once she reaches her spot and secures herself against the wood, her shell turns into a hard, crimson shelter. It’s under this covering where her eggs hatch. For three days, she provides protection for her children. She also provides life for three days as the babies feed on her body until she dies. Once the mother dies, she produces a crimson dye that stains the tree and the children underneath her. The babies are now crimson worms for the rest of their lives.
After three more days, something fascinating happens to the mother crimson worm. Her tail pulls into her head, forming a body shaped like a heart. Although the crimson stain remains on the tree, the mother worm is no longer crimson. She is now a snowy, white, waxy substance that disintegrates into falling flakes. Wow! Can you see how this worm points us to Jesus? (Reformed Free Publishing Association)
THE WORD: “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” (Isa. 1:18 NIV)
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