Leading
up to yesterday, I helped organize a big event here at work (the technology
unconference). I tried to coordinate volunteers for the day. It was interesting
how few people volunteered to be a volunteer. Then, only about half of the
original volunteers actually volunteered. Thankfully, many of the volunteers
did more than their share and took on extra tasks or went above and beyond what
we asked them to do. Also, the planning committee shuffled around to cover holes.
On
the contrary, Jesus didn’t just volunteer to selflessly sacrifice 3-4 hours of
his time, but was innocently killed for you and for me! He was crucified as
“The King of the Jews.”
John 19:14-18 14 It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews. 15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.
16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
Jesus
selflessly died, fulfilling God’s plans.
Death
for someone else (especially someone who is innocent dying for someone who isn’t
innocent) is the most selfless act of all!
Have
you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal King and Savior? No one else will
ever do what He has already done for you. If Jesus is your King and Savior, how
are you and I selflessly sacrificing so God can accomplish His plans through us?
Alice
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