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I want to remind us of the perspective that Jesus, our Savior, had concerning His own death. Because I think it helps us appreciate it a little bit more. His death was 1) Purposeful, 2) Voluntary, 3) Joyful, and 4) Glorious.

Well, first of all, His death was purposeful. He recognized that He was going to die. John 12:27 says, “What shall I say, Father, do not let this hour come upon me. But that is why I came.”

The purpose of his death was also voluntary. It was a voluntary or volitional outpouring of His love, and it showed full and true submission to God, the Father. Romans 5:8, “for God demonstrates his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” In the garden, Jesus said three times to the Father, “not My will, but Your will be done.” In John 10:17-18 Jesus said, “The Father loves me because I’m willing to give up My life in order that I may receive it back again. No one takes My life away from Me. I give it up of My own free will. I have the right to give it up and I have the right to take it back.This is what my father has commanded me to do.”

His death was purposeful. His death was voluntary. His death was also joyful. Hebrews 12:2 says, “Who, for the joy set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Jesus was fully aware of the pain and the suffering that He would face at the cross, but He had his eyes on the joy, and that joy was purchasing our eternal destiny.

And then finally, Jesus considered death as the path to glory. In John 12:23 He said those words, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to receive great glory.” And this is an amazing verse to me because this is shortly before the passion week. This is shortly before He would go through all of that suffering, the betrayal, the arrest, the scourging, the piercing of his hands and feet, the crown of thorns on his head, and the gathering up the sins of the world that pierced His heart. He didn’t say the time has come for the Son of Man to be tortured and tormented and suffer for the sins of the world. No, He said, “the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” He ignored the suffering and kept his eyes on the glory. And if we can grasp the truth of that verse, it would totally change our perspective of the sufferings in our life.

So this is His perspective of His own death. He was born to die.

Gene Cunningham - June 9, 2000

Life of Moses #10

Redemption in the Passover: Lamb is chosen on the 10th day and sacrificed on the 14th, and the blood painted on the door. Just as the sacrifice of lamb at Passover saved the family from destruction, so the Lamb of God sacrificed on the cross our souls (Joh 1:29, 1Co 5:7, 2Co 5:21). God is satisfied with Jesus Christ's sacrifice (Rom 3:25, 1Jo 2:2, 1Jo 4:10). Every human must make a choice about Jesus Christ (Act 16:31, Joh 3:18, Joh 8:36). Moses believed God's promises and they became the foundation of his faith (Exo 3:8, Exo 3:12, Exo 3:17, Exo 3:21, Heb 11:28). What Moses heard and believed he acted on (Exo 4:18-20, Jam 1:22, Exo 5:1, Heb 6:12). Faith of Moses was contagious (2Ti 2:2, Exo 4:31, Exo 12:28). One person's faith will often turn the tide of history (1Sa 17:52); David was a good example. Moses faith was vindicated (Mat 9:29, Exo 12:29-36, Gal 6:9). In the duration of the plagues, Moses grew spiritually - God gave them grace - Moses did something with it (Exo 11:3). The measure of growth objectively is the gift and calling -- Grace; subjectively it is the faith of the believer. Our faith falls short of His grace (Num 12:3). When we look at His plan, we see the stature to which we are called (2Co 2:15). We'll only fill the shoes to which we are called if we latch on to God's vision and grace (Luk 6:38, Rom 12:3). The gift God gave us is equal to His grace and calling on us. God used Moses time in Egypt, mingled with his spiritual life to cause growth (Act 7:22, Psa 103:7). Moses understood God's ways; the more we find out about God, the more we reflect Him (Phi 3:10). The remedy for falling is growing; we have to grow in grace and knowledge (2Pe 3:17-18). How? The written word need to become the Living Word in us (2Pe 1:2-10, Gal 2:20, 1Ti 3:16). We need to be diligent to grow up into the full stature of the calling God has given us and provided resources (Rom 11:29).

Scripture References: John 4:10, Numbers 12:3, Exodus 3:17, Galatians 2:20, Hebrews 6:12, John 2:2, Exodus 11:3, Exodus 3:12, Philippians 3:10, Exodus 5:1, Romans 3:25, Galatians 6:9, Exodus 3:8, Psalms 103:7, James 1:22, John 1:29, Exodus 12:29-36, John 8:36, Acts 7:22, Exodus 4:18-20, Matthew 9:29, John 3:18, Romans 12:3, Hebrews 11:28, Exodus 12:28, Acts 16:31, Luke 6:38, Exodus 3:21, Romans 11:29, Exodus 4:31

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