No One Takes His Life

Mark 10:33-34: “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”

The amazing thing about Jesus is that he is intentional with everything He does. No one is taking His life from Him. He gives it up freely. That's important to understand. If He did not offer up his life, our sin would not be atoned for. God deliberately turned His back on Jesus and let His one and only Son be falsely accused, beaten and hung on a wooden cross. I get chill bumps just thinking of it. But what blows me away is the submission of Jesus to the will of God. He is fully God and yet fully man. That means He knows all that is going to happen to Him; every person who would betray Him, every whip lash, every false word spoken about Him yet- submission the whole way through. I tend to forget the fully human part of Jesus. I know He's God/deity but He was 100% flesh and felt 100% hell for so long. I mean, He suffered my hell on that cross. And your hell, believer. Can you imagine being God and walking your Son up the mountain to His death? and then turning your back on Him? uh-no. Can you imagine (those of you w/out children) walking your dog or cat up to a mountain and sacrificing them for the sake of others? uh-no. I wouldn't give my loved one for anyone! And God gave Jesus. Sinless Jesus.

If that doesn't humble you, nothing in this world will.


On a lighter note, these are great to do with kids or just with your husband to remember the Easter story.