Jesus Christ entered into time so that we might enter into eternity. As God, Jesus is infinite, timeless, eternal, and from everlasting to everlasting. But when He descended into our world through the virgin birth, He subjected Himself to the limitations of time. He often spoke in John’s gospel of ‘His hour’
Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
– John 7:30
He passed most of His years in the small town of Nazareth, then devoted about three years to ministry. The six hours He spent on the cross is a period of torturous death we can’t even imagine, despite all the pictures we have seen and sermons we have heard. Then He spent three days in the grave, followed by forty days on earth following His resurrection.
These years, days, and hours provided our gateway into eternal life. He prayed in John 12:27 ‘Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour? But for this purpose I came to this hour.’ And in John 17:1 as He was about to be arrested, Jesus prayed, ‘Father, the hour has come.’
Because Christ came to this earth for a specific time, we can be with Him in heaven for time and eternity. What an incredible thought! Treasure every moment today as you prepare for your eternal home with Him one day.
And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. – Luke 24:5-6
