despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely
he hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted (Isaiah 53:3,4).
In spite of all of that, Jesus stood by God
for them; and we must stand by Jesus. But
he was wounded for our transgressions, he
was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon him; and with
his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). Jesus
went to the whipping post, and cruel men
almost beat Him to death; but He paid the
price for all of our miracles and healings and
for all the help we need.
Jesus never let anyone or anything
turn Him from His mission, and
we can’t either. We have to
evangelize the world, and
we can’t do that by living
in our feelings; we have to
live by faith in the divine
will of God.
Jesus came to this Earth
to bring eternal life for
all who would receive it.
He went through horrible
torment, but He stood by
the Father until His work
was finished and the plan of
redemption was completed.
The devil tried to stop it, but
he couldn’t. People thought He
was dead and gone, but He was
resurrected on the third day. He had
conquered death, hell and the grave so
we could live forever.
Fulfill Your Mission
Before Jesus went to Heaven, He commissioned
all His disciples to carry on His work;
and they did. And he Jesus said unto them,
Go ye into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature. And they went
forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord
working with them, and confirming the word
with signs following. Amen (Mark 16:15,20).
Every true disciple had persecutions and trials
in the flesh. They went through much, but they
didn’t give up—they stood for Jesus. If you are
shall I say? Father, save me from this hour:
but for this cause came I unto this hour (John
12:27). This is your hour to be all God wants
you to be. You are to take the place of Jesus and
finish the work He started. Your hands are to be
His to use as His own.
Are you going to give in to your weak flesh
and tell the Lord that your trials are too much;
or are you going to fast, pray and yield to
the Holy Ghost? You will find peace in your
Garden of Gethsemane if you will humble
yourself to the divine will of God rather than
running away from it. You can have God’s
help if you are sincere and feel the need of it.
You may want the Lord to spare you
from trouble and persecution,
but remember that God didn’t
even spare His own Son
from those things; so He
won’t spare you either. He
that spared not his own
Son, but delivered him
up for us all, how shall
he not with him also
freely give us all things
(Romans 8:32)? You
must act just like Jesus
and stay in step with
Him.
Jesus Gave All
Do you think Jesus felt good
knowing that a man He had chosen
to be one of His 12 disciples was going to
betray Him? Jesus knew from the beginning
who they were that believed not, and who
should betray him (John 6:64). Jesus felt that
betrayal and was troubled, but He didn’t let it
stop Him from fulfilling His mission. People
you have known for years may betray you too,
but you can’t let them hinder you.
Jesus gave His life for all mankind, yet many
wouldn’t even acknowledge Him when He
was on Earth. Some even hid their faces from
Him, but Jesus did not let that stop Him from
going through with the plan of redemption. He
is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we
hid as it were our faces from him; he was
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