Father, I almost forgot to sit down with You this evening! Karen and I have spent the day working on a fun project together, while I prepped for an outpatient procedure for tomorrow. May our time together be profitable. I am so glad You reminded me!
Mark 15:2-5 (<<click to read the passage)
A favorite hymn of mine from years past is entitled, “I Am Resolved.” Here are the words of the second verse and refrain.
I am resolved to go to the Savior,
Leaving my sin and strife;
He is the true One, He is the just One,
He hath the words of life.
Refrain
I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.
I will hasten, hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.
Resolved. Dictionary.com defines it as firm in purpose or intent; determined.
I may be “resolved to go to the Savior” but Jesus was by far more resolute than I could ever possibly be. In these few verses, it is obvious He has resolved Himself to the mission He was born to complete. Ephesians 1:4 tells us,
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. (NLT)
He knew what we would do. He knew, even before a single one of us had been formed in our mother’s womb, that we would turn from Him and go our own way and do our own thing… But He still brought us into existence. All the while knowing that the only way we could ever be reconciled in our relationship with Him was for Him to give up His own life so the price for our rebellion – our sin – could be paid.
Why, when Pilate prodded Him to respond to the fabricated charges being brought against him by the pompous leading priests, did He just keep silent? It was time for Him to complete the task that had been set before Him. And at this point, nothing He would have said would have made any difference. And honestly…it didn’t need to. He was fulfilling the Father’s call upon His life and absolutely nothing was going to stop Him.
Lord Jesus, I grieve knowing that my disobedience brought You such pain. But I also rejoice, knowing that Your choice bought my salvation. I could not pay the price but You could and…You did! All praise to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! “He is the true One, He is the just One, He hath the words of life.” Amen!
Aug 26th, 2019, Mon, 9:49 pm
