“Jesus looked at the cross, and then looked at you, and said, ‘You’re worth it!’”
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the JOY that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
And that’s the reason God come down, manifested in the flesh, and went to the very flames, the hottest of suffering, that He might bring us into fellowship with Him, taking no thought of His own. “Not My will, Thine be done.” How that wonderful fellowship that we have with each other and with God… ~WMB
What a beautiful picture of Christ. “Not My will, but Thine be done,” not shunning death, but willing to take death in order to make an atonement for us to ride over the river of death on. What a beautiful picture here we have.~WMB
Isaiah 53:10-11, tells us that it pleased the Lord to bruise Him and that when His soul is made an offering for sin that He would SEE His seed!
It is hard to describe the JOY I felt, nearly 25 years ago, when I looked down that aisle and saw my beautiful Bride Stacey, dressed in her wedding gown and nearing the altar where she would meet me! I knew in that moment that no matter what life would bring, I could face it bravely, as long as she was standing by my side!
When Jesus looked ahead in time and saw His Bride walking in the fullness of Her destiny in Him, He was filled with such fullness of JOY that He found strength to endure ALL the sufferings of the cross! His Word-Bride manifested before Him, became His JOY!
He longed to have eternal fellowship with you!!! He knew you were worth saving! You are now His reward!