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Going to Jerusalem to Fulfill God’s Purpose -I
Bible Verses
Mark 10:1 And He rose up from there and came into the borders
of Judea and beyond the Jordan… 32 Now they were on the
road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus led the way before
them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were
afraid. And He took the twelve aside again and began to tell
them the things that were about to happen to Him:
Words of Ministry
[Part 1 of 2]
We need to ask ourselves why, after He had been ministering in
Galilee for about three years, the SlaveSavior suddenly rose
up and went to the south, to the district of Judea and beyond
the Jordan. He did this because the time of His death was
approaching. He had to die in the year prophesied by Daniel.
Furthermore, according to the type of the Passover Lamb, He
had to die on the Passover, that is, on the fourteenth day of
the first month of the Jewish calendar. Therefore, it is a
very significant matter that, according to 10:1, the Lord left
Galilee and went to Judea.
The Slave-Savior had been ministering in His gospel service
for over three years in the despised region of Galilee, far
from the holy temple and the holy city, the place where He had
to die for the accomplishment of God's eternal plan. As the
Lamb of God (John 1:29), it was necessary for Him to be
offered to God at Mount Moriah, where Abraham offered Isaac
and enjoyed God's provision of a ram as a substitute for his
son (Gen. 22:2, 9-14) and where the temple was built in
Jerusalem (2 Chron. 3:1). It must be there that He would be
delivered, according to the counsel determined by the Trinity
of the Godhead (Acts 2:23), to the Jewish leaders (Mark 9:31;
10:33), and there be rejected by them as the builders of God's
building (8:31; Acts 4:11).
It should also be there that He would be crucified according
to the Roman style of capital punishment (John 18:31-32) to
fulfill the type concerning the kind of death He would die
(John 3:14). Moreover, that very year was the year that
Messiah (Christ) would be cut off (killed) according to
Daniel's prophecy (Dan. 9:24-26). Furthermore, as the Passover
Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7) He had to be killed in the month of the
Passover (Exo. 12:1-11). Hence, He had to go to Jerusalem
before the Passover (John 12:1; Mark 14:1), so that He might
die there on the day of the Passover (14:12-17; John 18:28) at
both the place and the time foreordained by God.
Christ, the Slave of Man -II
Bible Verses
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served,
but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.
Luke 22:27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at table
or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at
table? But I am in your midst as the one who serves.
Luke 12:37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master, when he
comes, will find watching. Truly I tell you that he will gird
himself and will have them recline at table, and he will come
to them and serve them.
Words of Ministry
[Part 2 of 2]
The Lord says, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12). What
can serve man better than light? The Lord says, "I am the
bread of life" (John 6:48). What can serve man better than
bread? Whoever eats this bread shall live forever. Whatever
the Lord does is for the purpose of serving. Hallelujah! We
have a Lord who serves us. When we face a difficulty or when
we do not have any way to work out a problem, it gives the
Lord an opportunity to serve us. He is so great that He is
able to serve us in everything. There is one more thing. The
Lord washed His disciples' feet. This was something that Peter
would "by no means" allow the Lord to do. But the Lord washed
their feet; He served them (John 13:4-8).
I wonder how many people know how to enjoy the service of
Christ. Many times we are misled to think that we should serve
have said that their prayers are too cold and that they have
to do something to stir themselves up again. At such times
they should realize that Christ can serve them in that very
matter. Some have felt that they have no interest in the Bible
and worry about what they should do the next day. They should
realize that in that very matter, Christ can serve them also.
This is too gracious! How can this be possible? However, the
Lord said He will serve us again in the future [Luke 12:37].
Once we were indebted to the Lord and received His grace
freely. We will forever be indebted to the Lord and will
forever enjoy His grace. God has given Christ to us for the
purpose of serving us. From the day that Christ was crucified
on the cross until eternity, Christ will serve us. Although we
do not quite understand this, we can enjoy it.
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