Seeing the Cross

God created human beings for good, but sin entered in - first with the fallen angels and then in man as he disobeyed. Jesus came to restore our relationship with God through redemption. While on earth, however, Jesus depended on God for everything, surrendered all to His Father, and lived in complete obedience. He even yielded to the horrible death on a cross through obedience to His father.

"He yielded His life to God and thereby taught us that the only thing worth living for is a life yielded to God, even unto death. If you are controlling your life, spending it on yourself, even partly, you are abusing it and taking it away from God's original plan" (Absolute Surrender, Andrew Murray, Kindle location 523-524).

Jesus told us He didn't come to do His will but that of His Father. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He prayed, "Take away this cup from me; nevertheless not what I will but what thou wilt" (Mark 14:36). If you want the joy of a life with unbroken fellowship with God, there's only one way to have it. Surrender your life to God and follow Him in obedience. When we really see the cross, how can we strive for anything less?

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