The manner by which Jesus was put to death, hanging on a tree, was the most humiliating and most severe for a non-criminal like Him.

     Yet, it was on our accord that He took all the pain and shame. He was not working for His own salvation although He was also a man, rather for ours, because until that sacrifice, we were beyond redemption.

     When Jesus died on the cross, He paid for all our sins. Even then the dying was not the end of it. When He died, He entered among the dead as their savior (1 Peter 3:19, 4:6). And on the third day, He rose back to life, completely conquering sin and death and opening the gateway to life for all unfortunate sinners.

     Thus, the Cross is victory over death (Hebrew 2:9), a fate that awaits all who believe (Romans 10:9). In His death, He fulfilled His mission to resurrect all those who believe (John 6:40).

     When Jesus resurrected, God was also made victorious for His plan prevailed and that victory is present until now because where Jesus sits at the Father's side, far superior than angels (Hebrew 1:3-6), He is serving as our intercessor (Hebrew 7:25), winning souls from the clutches of death out of the netherworld where the enemy wants to pin them down forever.

      As Jesus bore all sufferings, there would be just one sacrifice and not many (Hebrews 10:11-12). This means we don't have to be individually hanged on a tree for our sins even if we deserve it. Our death becomes less painful and shameful and that would be our first most perceptible victory.

      But as followers and recipients of His saving sacrifice, we are asked to take up our own cross (Mark 8:34), whether that involves bearing the hardships of doing what is right or suffering for others' sake.
 
     When we take part in the sacrifice, we earn not just resurrection but the victor's right to sit in the Father's glory.