Jesus:To minister and give His life as a ransom for everyone (Part a)

⁵¹ And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
⁵² And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
⁵³ And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
⁵⁴ And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
⁵⁵ But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
⁵⁶ For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.~Luke 9:51-56

• This passage is so beautiful.A clear contrast exists between Christ and his disciples (before their conversion).They had this condemnatory nature of dealing with those whom they deemed as disrespecting Christ (more like 'us' at times).
• They were also genuine in this:they believed it was their place to protect Christ and make sure He received the respect that He deserves but unfortunately that's not who Christ is.
• Christ does not possess highmindedness.Even when wronged,mocked,He never reacted in pride.Instead,He'd keep quiet or show love instead.
•  Christ sympathises with the wrongdoer nor does He treat us like we deserve.Just a thought on this point:when we reject Christ's gift of free salvation,then we want to carry upon ourselves the penalty of sin.
•  Christ knew that Judas would betray Him yet He never showed partiality.He even called Him friend--never accused Him.
• Even when he dealt with the enemy of souls(Satan),He never hurled out insults;instead He said "The Lord rebuked thee".

That is who Christ is : redemptive and meek--love

After the incident,the disciples' egos were bruised on behalf of their Master (Jesus),they ask: "should we call out fire to consume them?" .Jesus instead of looking out for His own benefit,rebukes them saying: The Son of man came not to destroy men's lives,but to save them. It was for this purpose that Jesus became flesh:"But we see Jesus,who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death,crowned with glory and honor;that he should by the grace of God should taste death for every man" (Hebrews 2:9).Christ voluntarily took our place so that He may break the bonds of sin that threatened to destroy mankind and lead to eternal death.He was willing to suffer shame,to be rejected,to be mocked,and even killed so that He may "bring many sons unto glory" (Hebrews 2:10).

"And he made his grave with the wicked,and with the rich in his death;because he has done no violence,neither was any deceit in his mouth."-Isaiah 53:9

"It is no part of Christ's mission to compel men to receive Him. It is Satan, and men actuated by his spirit, who seek to compel the conscience. Under a pretense of zeal for righteousness, men who are confederated with evil angels sometimes bring suffering upon their fellow men in order to convert them to their ideas of religion; but Christ is ever showing mercy, ever seeking to win by the revealing of His love. He can admit no rival in the soul, nor accept of partial service; but He desires only voluntary service, the willing surrender of the heart under the constraint of love."-Acts of the Apostles,p.541

Christ,although no longer on earth,continues to work for the salvation of mankind;with long-suffering towards us He continues to knock that each may be saved (2 Peter 3:15).He continues His work as man's Saviour and this salvation is available to all that will receive Him (John 1:12;Romans 8:34)

" Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."-Revelation 3:20

"⁶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."-Isaiah 55:6-7