The Gospel In The Maguindanao SAF-MILF Encounter
How did some of the SAF commandos manage to escape with their lives? One of the commandos decided to put his life on the line to distract the terrorists. He stood up, walked over towards the enemy's direction and plainly exposed himself to them.
They saw him fell down, hit by a bullet, but he rose again and still proceeded and carried on what he intended to do. Then they saw him fell for the second and last time. He never stood up again. He died. What he did gave others a window of opportunity to escape with their lives.
2000 years ago, Somebody did just that. He resolutely set out towards Jerusalem to give His life as a sacrifice for our sins. He diverted the just wrath and judgment of God on Himself.
Lu 9:22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."
Lu 9:51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
