Tag: journey to the cross

Luke 19:47-48 ” Everyday He was teaching at the Temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill Him. Yet they could not find anyway to do it, because all the people hung on His words.”

The Jewish leaders thought they had the upper hand…that they were in control of the situation.  But little did they realize just who they were up against.  And there were many times that angry crowds threatened to stone Jesus…but He slipped away from their grasp. (John 11:8, John 10:31, John 8:59)  In the human mind, the Crucifixion was the Lord at His lowest point of defenselessness and helplessness…but it was quite the opposite.  Jesus Christ came to earth with one mission…to atone for our sins on the Cross.  And during those three years of His ministry…He was in complete control of every situation…every moment…for He was in control of time.  Several times He told His disciples, “My time has not yet come.”  But later, He told them, “My time has come.”  Whatever you may be going through today, remember, Jesus is in complete control of the situation…including time.

Matthew 16:24 ” Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.’ “

It was Roman custom to have the condemned person carry the cross on which he was to suffer through the streets as a means of spectacle, humiliation, and as a deterrent for others.  But Jesus is calling us to follow Him…to purposely take up and bear that figure of shame.  For on that cross our sins were  brutally nailed…on that cross our redemption was sealed in blood.  To the Romans, the cross was a symbol of  shame…but to  Believers, it’s a symbol of salvation.

Romans 10:13 ” for, Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Everyone’s journey to the Cross is different and unique. It may be after a long and deliberate search, it may be in the middle of a terrible crisis… but the good news is regardless of how we reach that point, as soon as we call upon the mighty name of Jesus – He’s there! His hand is ever reaching…His ears are ever pricked for our voice. All we need to do is call – He will do the rest.