Jesus knew he would die on a cross. It was the tree he hung on that made him a curse of sin for us. He became the snake Moses hung on the cross in the wilderness to save God’s rebellious children. He knew he would not be stoned by Jews. Yet he was captured and declared guilty in a false trial against him by the highest ranking Jewish leaders. Jesus would have seen many crosses growing up in Roman occupation. He would have seen Jews dying and hanging on crosses as a boy and a man because all Jews went to temple. He knew he would die on a cross for you and me. That’s amazing to realize because it’s a fact. Jesus Christ is a Jew. His name is salvation and deliverance. He died on a Roman cross.
Now believe that he is risen and be baptized with him in water and Spirit.
[Luke 9:23, NLT] Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.
[눅9:23] 또 무리에게 이르시되 아무든지 나를 따라오려거든 자기를 부인하고 날마다 제 십자가를 지고 나를 따를 것이니라