I was just listening to a message in which the speaker was talking about when he got saved. He said something that really struck me - he said, "when I looked to Jesus, who He is and what He did, how could I look back and pursue my sin - I was not going to look back, but continue to look to Jesus." (paraphrase) If we keep our eyes on Christ we will have victory over sin. So, as I considered this man's words, I wrote what I know about Jesus. I am sure I will miss much, but this is what I wrote: - He is the Creator -He is the Savior What did it take for Him to save? 1) Left His Heavenly Throne 2) Born of a woman and grew up in this fallen, wicked world 3) Be tempted in every way - including the irreverent temptations from Satan 4) Be mocked 5) Be spit upon 6) Have His beard pulled out 7) A crown of thorns pushed into His head 8) Beaten beyond recognition 9) Hung on a cross to die a slow death 10) Mocked some more Then the really bad stuff started: 11) Became sin 12) Had the full measure of God's Wrath poured out on Him **That's what it took for Our King to redeem His people
