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he chose the cross

Hebrews 12:1-2 (JDV)

Hebrews 12:1 It is for that reason since we also have such a large cloud of testifiers around us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the failure that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
Hebrews 12:2 keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith. In exchange for the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, thinking little of the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

he chose the cross

Our Lord did not gain any standing with God by going to the cross. He was already God’s Beloved Son. He chose the cross in exchange for the joy that was already his. In the same way, we should run our difficult race not with a mind of achieving something for ourselves, but so that others might know his forgiveness and resurrection.