Jesus Endured The Cross

Jesus endured the cross

Hebrews 12:2. Luke 16:19-31

Good morning everyone,

We recognize today as being Palm Sunday. The journey that Jesus the messiah took into the city of Jerusalem before His crucifixion on the cross and His resurrection from the grave.

The mindset of the people at this point was one moment they loved Jesus yelling hosanna in the highest because of what He was supposedly going to do for the people and the next moment when they realized that He was not sent to deliver them from the evil Romans, they yelled crucify him and wanted him killed.

They wanted a warrior to fight against the Romans and He was sent from the Father to be their savior.

Just like us to get the wrong idea of what Jesus came for-

Before we turn to the passage I just want to say that women were not allowed to brew the coffee in the OT. Please turn to Hebrews not Shebrews chapter 12

Hebrews Chapter 12:2- “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer (author) and perfecter (finisher) of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God”

Right now the Christian world is getting ready for Easter (Resurrection Sunday) it is one of the three largest Christian holidays alongside Christmas and Pentecost Sunday.

Before the resurrection we celebrate next week, there has to be the cross.

NO RESURRECTION WITHOUT THE CROSS.

The cross on which Jesus died is the most horrific event Jesus could ever go through and yet, He endured it for each one of us sitting here this morning. He made a way for all who would come to repentance.

Jesus lived a pure sinless life. If anyone didn’t deserve the cross it was Jesus. It was God’s plan for Jesus the sinless savior to come and die on that cross so that we could receive a way of salvation.

One commentary says that Jesus accepted his assignment but did not relish the experience. Our text says “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

This verse clearly tells us that Jesus endured and also despised the cross.

Jesus endured all the pain and agony willingly. Why? Because that was the price demanded for our sins to be forgiven and the redemption we celebrate next week.

He died for the people who laughed at him.

He died for the soldiers who mocked and auctioned off his clothes.

He even died for the religious leaders who demanded that he be put to death for a crime he did not commit.

Why would someone die like that for you and I?

The Hebrew writer was very careful about what words he used to describe the event.

Greek word for endured is hupomeno. (hu-ko-mean-o) means to abide and stay. It portrays a person who is under some type of incredible load but refuses to stray from that position because he is committed to the cause.

He is not going to surrender for any reason or give up till the task is completed.

He refuses to bend, break or surrender because he believes in the task and doesn’t accept defeat.

Regardless of the stress, load, or weight that comes against him.

Renner says that the fact that the Holy Spirit uses this word to describe Jesus on the cross was so that we understand that He didn’t enjoy it but he was committed to endure it was because the shedding of his blood was the only way to purchase our freedom from sin.

Satan owns us because of the curse that Adam’s disobedience brought upon the human race.

The cross was so horrific that scripture tells us that Jesus despised it.

The Greek word for “despised” means to think about something and despise it or hate it. The cross and having been put to death on a cross was the most degrading, crushing, and humiliating thing a person can go through. It was crudest, lowest barbaric form of death in the Roman Empire. They specialized in fear and death and that was the best they could come up with for the worse way to die.

Matthew 26:53tells us that he could have called on 12 legions of angels to come to his rescue.

Why would the God of the universe do that for you and I?

Jesus loves you

Jesus love me this I know…for the bible tells me so.

“For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”

ROMANS 5:8