Luke 18:31-33
31Then [Jesus] took the twelve aside and said to them, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon.
33After they have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.’
Jesus is talking to the disciples and predicting his death once again. They were quite puzzled. “Son of Man?” What was he talking about? They’re going to hurt him and make him suffer? He’s such a nice guy why would anyone want to do that? He’s going to die? What did he mean, “On the third
day he will rise again?”
We’re quite lucky, aren’t we? We’re the ones messing up all the time and this nice guy had to go and die for us. It is hard to accept that we deserve to have all our sins forgiven. It is hard to believe that anyone could love us that much. Do I deserve it? Not me!
I’m messing up all the time “He loves me; yes, he really does. He died and rose again because he loves me. He loves us all. We’re pretty lucky, aren’t we?
Karen Peterson
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