Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels? Matthew 26:53, ESV
It could have been a great rescue story of the Son. He could have called 35,000, 45,000, even 50,000 or more angels to remove Himself from the grasp of His accusers. Jesus could have avoided all of this pain, the mockery, the beatings, the crown of thorns. He could have been rescued from it all.
But this was not the rescue story of Jesus. It was the rescue story of the world.
Jesus made it clear that He was saving us willingly, righteously, and zealously. He willingly endured the hatred, strife, pain, mockery, and even torture at the hands of the Jewish and Roman leaders. He willingly exchanged His sinlessness for our sin, His punishment for our benefit, His death for our life. Jesus did it for us, we who were the ones who placed Him on the cross, we who rebelled against God, sinned against Him, He did it for us. Willingly.
But why? Because of His great love for us. He loved us, so He willingly went to the cross to save us.
He died. We lived.
He suffered. We triumphed.
He was held captive. We became more than conquerors.
Because of Jesus, you have been rescued.
And through faith in Him comes no condemnation, no death, no loss of life.
In Christ, you are rescued. Freedom. Forever.
Pastor Fran
Pastor Fran 