Hebrews 12:2
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Question…..How many of you stopped reading at “finisher of our faith”? I know I have for the most part, all my life. Yet last week when my son and I were doing devotions, something struck me.
Jesus’ obedience always stops and makes me ponder. God the Father sent His Only Son, to die as a criminal would, on the cross. Crucifixion. A criminals death. YET Jesus went to the cross, obediently KNOWING what the end result would be.
His death on the cross, provided us life eternal ~ a bridge to cross, blood to wash away our sins. All brought to us as a free and priceless gift ~ salvation.
Why was He able to be obedient, even unto death?
“….For the joy that was set before Him….”
What was the joy set before Him?
Obedience to the Father, providing life eternal to us! We ARE the JOY!
Jesus endured the cross, despised the shame and took on death ~ won the victory and rose again!
The joy of our salvation and eternal life is why Jesus endured the cross!
Reading this verse last week, gave me a different view of Jesus’ crucifixion.
It is only by His selfless act that I am saved, I AM the JOY that was set before Him!
My word this year to reflect on has been contentment. Through this I have been blessed with finding the true meaning of joy. Thank you for linking up today with the randomness.
Contentment does teach joy! Amazingly! Thank you for stoppin by! 🙂 Blessings!
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This is awesome and so on time!
🙂 Blessings friend!
Love it 🙂
Me too! Thank you for stoppin by! 🙂 Blessings!
Thank you for sharing this insight. So thankful we were created for His joy.
I couldn’t keep it to myself! I found so much joy in this, that I knew others would too! Thank you for stoppin by! 🙂 Blessings!
WHOA. That is SO cool! I guess I kind of knew that…I have read the whole passage before, memorized it even, but it never occurred to me that WE are the joy. That’s huge, and it just changed my whole perspective today! Thank you!
Isn’t it? Whenever I feel down and out about myself, I remind myself that I AM THE JOY! I’m so glad you stopped by! Blessings!
Amen! Thank you for sharing this.
You’re very welcome! I remind myself of this often now! Blessings!
WOW! What a great way to reflect on the crucifixion and add glory to such a dark event. So glad to be part of HIS JOY!
I was beyond thrilled when I saw this! It does bring light to a dark event! 🙂 Blessings!