Jesus’ Perspective on His own Death

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Jesus’ Perspective on His own Death
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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 - January 28, 2003

Hebrews 18

1CO 10:1-5 2 real mistakes we can make in our spiritual life -see the simplicity of salvation and think it’s too good to be true -having been saved, thinking there is no salvation for you today If the work of Christ can take care of your eternity, how much more can it take care of today? 1CO 10:1-13 EXO 12:7-13 EXO 14:31 HEB 3:13-19 If you don’t maintain study, you will lose your first love, and it will not be fresh or help you today. It is possible to lust after good things that are not good for you. If we believe He is in control, and we trust Him to guide our days, how do we respond? With grumbling, or thanksgiving? 1CO 10:13 “…but God is faithful…” That is the key. Trust that He is faithful in every circumstance. How will we find the faith that we need? If He is going to guide and supply and teach and answer our prayers, what do we need? Faith, confidence, assurance, boldness because of His faithfulness. ISA 50:4- Start asking that He would give you the tongue of a disciple. Ask Him for the ability to memorize Scripture. How many of the things we lack, if we go to Him in dependence daily to receive from Him. 6 things the keep in mind regarding a disciple’s ear and tongue 1. The voice of the Spirit is the Word of God 2. MAT 11:29 Jesus is the Teacher, we are the student 3. the Holy Spirit was given at the moment of salvation to teach us the Word of God JOH 14:26 1JO 2:27 4. the hearing is responding to God’s Word in faith, believing it, believing He wrote it with you in mind ROM 10:17 Increase in faith by hearing more of the Word 5. Eph 4:20-21 this is how Christ speaks directly to us 6. Col 2:7 this is how we are built up in the ways of Christ What is the test today? “Today if you hear His voice…” The test is faith! MAT 6:33-34 He will be faithful in what He said, He will be faithful to me. Faith involves testing, and He will give us what we can never plan for. But you can prepare for it, by learning today. Let today’s experience be your spiritual workout. GEN 22:1-2 1KI 17:13 2KI 4:3

Scripture References: Isaiah 50:4, Colossians 2:7, Hebrews 3:13-19, Ephesians 4:20-21, Exodus 14:31, Romans 10:17, Exodus 12:7-13, John 2:27, John 14:26, Genesis 22:1-2, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 6:33-34