Thought for Today: “Jesus Was Satisfied”

When Jesus prayed, “Not My will, but Yours, be done,” He knew what lay ahead. He knew He would endure excruciating pain and suffering so that the Father’s purpose might be accomplished through Him.

He knew His mission was to die upon the cross so that He could pay the penalty price for our sins through His shed blood as the law states, “It is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” (Leviticus 17:11)

And so, Jesus willing went to the cross to accomplish God’s will: our forgiveness.

The prophet Isaiah foretold this saying, “He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.” (Isaiah 53:11)

At the end, Jesus knew His purpose and mission was completed and was satisfied.

“Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, ‘I thirst!’ … When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’” (John 19:28, 30)