H. John 13:1; It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
E. Jesus was going to die on the cross to save all of humanity.
A. As I read this scripture this morning, I couldn't help but wonder, was Jesus thinking about me when he died? I wonder if, as he was being whipped and carrying his cross if he was thinking, "This will all be worth it because I know in the future, Kelsey will believe in me. She is worth it." I wonder if Jesus was thinking of every little boy and girl who would put their faith in him, and that comforted him a bit. But then, as he held that cross and walked up that hill, he thought of all those little boys and girls would would turn away and follow their own, worldly path. With this thought, he fell to the ground, tears streaming down his cheeks. The soldiers around him thought he was physically weak, so they called a man from the crowd to carry the cross for him. Little did they know that the one on the ground was God's son. If it had been God's will, he could have had all the strength in the world.
As Jesus was down in the dust, he opened his mouth to plead with his heavenly father, but then he remembered. He remembered that in the future, those boys and girls who grew up and turned away from him would come back. They would be scared from the bad choices they had made, but they would come back. Jesus knew that in order for him to later wash all those scared hearts clean and give those boys and girls his perfect peace, he would have to die for them. He rose up and began walking again though the soldiers teased and kicked him. Jesus thought of every night that would take place when a child of God would feel rejected and alone. As a nail went through his hand, he held on with the joy he knew would come when he would be able to comfort that child and say, "Believe in me, and you will have everlasting life."
The cross was heaved up on that hill, and as his body hung from it, he knew that this was not the end, but the beginning. He had to do this for those he loved. He had to show everyone, that when the beginning of your life is rough, just hold on because you will have an even more beautiful ending. Or, if the beginning of your life is great, and kings are bowing down to you, trouble still comes; BUT...
Take Heart, For I Have Overcome the World!
~Daughter of the Light~
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