"He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people." Matthew 20:28
(Jesus) refused to be guided by anything other than his high call. His heart was purposeful. Most lives aim at nothing in particular and achieve in. Jesus aimed at one goal - to save humanity from its sin. He could summarize his life with one sentence: "The Son of Man came ot seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:10 RSV). Jesus was so focused on his task that he knew when to say, "it is finished" (John 19:30). But he was not so focused on his goal that he was unpleasant.
Quite the contrary How pleasant were his thoughts! Children couldn't resist Jesus. He could find beauty in lilies, joy in worship, and possibilities in problems. He would spend days with multitudes of sick people and still feel sorry for them. He spent over three decades wading through the muck and mire of our sin yet still saw enough beauty in us to die for our mistakes.
By Max Lucado, taken from "Grace for the Moment"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Numbers 11-13
Old and New Testaments Together: Leviticus 19-20 & Matthew 27:51-66
Historical: Numbers 11-13
Chronological: Leviticus 11-13
Blended: Isaiah 65-66 & Mark 14:54-72
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
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