Jesus chose to go to Jerusalem.
Knowing it was time …
As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven,
Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 NLT
… Knowing it was the place …
Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way.
For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!
Luke 13:33 NLT
… Knowing what would happen …
Taking the twelve disciples aside,
Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem,
where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
Luke 18:31 NLT
He chose to go.
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If Christ set his face to go to Jerusalem,
we ought to help one another week after week
to set our faces like flint against the allurements of riches and retaliation
and follow the King of kings on the Calvary road.
John Piper