Jesus was faithful to the end by even allowing Himself to be killed. God actually allowed His own death to happen. This is impossible to even imagine in today's society, where we fight for every breath, and we don't give into death no matter what.
What is more amazing is that Jesus passed this legacy onto His disciples; a legacy to finish strong, and to stay faithful to the very conclusion of our time on this earth. Of all the 12 disciples, only John was not martyred or killed in a terrible manner. Of course, John was not killed in a terrible manner because he somehow survived being boiled alive. All the rest were crucified, stoned, beheaded, and stabbed, because of the Gospel.
Mark Driscoll challenges us: "You're either going to go out like Judas or Jesus - that's how your life is going to end. You're going to go out like Jesus, faithful to the end, whatever the cost, or you're going to go out like Judas, prematurely, tragically, rebelliously, shamefully."
This is not to say that those who are called to Christ must go out and die horrific deaths. We do not have to be crucified to go to heaven. But this is a challenge for us to emulate our Lord. Jesus was faithful with His calling to the very end. He did not take a break or a vacation before His death. He did everything He could do to prepare the people of this world before He had to leave it. That is the life that we should try to be living. God the Son was faithful to the end, and He wants us to be faithful to the end, whatever that calling may be.
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