And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son (Luke 2:6-7; KJV).
Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last (Luke 23:46; NLT).
The blood of birth;
The blood of death:
Both spilled on earth –
We fight for breath.
The pain of birth;
The pain of death:
A final push;
A final breath.
All birth, and life,
And death are one
For us, and even you –
God’s Son.
It was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people (Hebrews 2:17; NLT).
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This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins (Matthew 26:28; KJV).
Do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day (2 Peter 3:8; NIV).
All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time (Jude 1:25; NLT).
He was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 1:4; NLT).