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b'Jesus came to this messed-up earth to save us. He wasn\\u2019t born to rich\\npeople or given a great beginning here on earth. When He was born, He was\\nlaid in a manger\\u2014where the animals eat\\u2014for a bed (Luke 2:7-16).\\n.\\nWhen Jesus was grown-up and started preaching and telling others all kinds\\nof things about the kingdom of God and about who He was, some people\\nrespected Him and listened to Him in awe, while others became angry and\\njealous.\\n.\\nMany of the religious leaders were not happy with Jesus, especially because\\nHe openly criticized their hypocrisy and sin. They didn\\u2019t want Him to have\\nso many followers, and they began to plot, trying to find a way to kill Him.\\n.\\nWhen they finally arrested Jesus, they treated Him horribly even though\\nthey didn\\u2019t have any proof that He had done anything wrong. They beat Him\\nand mocked Him and called for Him to be killed on a cross.\\n.\\nJesus\\u2019s life on earth wasn\\u2019t easy. On the night before He went to the\\ncross, He even prayed to God the Father, saying that if the death He was\\nabout to die could be avoided somehow, He would rather have it happen that\\nway. But Jesus did it all for you and me. He did it because He loves us and\\nwants to take away our sins, to fully unify heaven and earth, and to\\nrestore our broken relationship with God.\\n.\\nJesus was willing to die for us, but that wasn\\u2019t the end of His story.\\nJesus knew that three days after His death on the cross, He would be raised\\nto life again. Now, He is enthroned as King over all, the Savior of the\\nworld (John 4:42). \\u2022 Bethany Acker\\n.\\n\\u2022 Jesus\\u2014God the Son\\u2014was willing to come to earth and suffer for us. He\\nwants all people to be saved through knowing Him, even the people who hate\\nHim (1 Timothy 2:4). How does Jesus reveal the depths of God\\u2019s compassion? \\n.\\nBecause of the joy awaiting him, he [Jesus] endured the cross, disregarding\\nits shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God\\u2019s throne.\\nHebrews 12:2 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nLuke.19.28-Luke.19.48|Luke.22.39-Luke.22.53|Heb.12.2'