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.
Where is the joy in going to a cross? Where is the joy in dying like a common criminal and being rejected by people you love?
For Jesus, the joy was the day of redemption that would bring about the salvation of all believers.
The joy would be in Heaven with the redeemed of the ages when He would reclaim the glory He had shared with the Father from eternity past.
Jesus, looking past the cross and despising the shame, saw you and me in need of a Savior.
“He knew me. —- Yet he loved me.—- He who's glory makes the heaven's shine. —- I'm so unworthy, of such mercy. —- For while he was on the cross, I was on his mind.”
By Ronald Payne and Ronny Hinson
Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul.
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