"No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded."
John 10:18
Encouragement for Today
Jesus emphasizes how completely voluntary his sacrifice is. No one can take his life (despite how things would appear later). He knew he had the right to lay it down and the power to take it up. He did it to please his Father, who sent him for this purpose. He leans on this sense of purpose and his desire to please the Father. It's what gives him the strength to go through with his terrible sacrifice on the cross. What difficult things might you get through by leaning on a sense of purpose and a desire to please God?
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled
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