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eternity.” He went to Bethlehem but that wasn’t His goal. That’s
part of the journey. He was nine months in Mary’s womb but he
didn’t stay there. He went to Bethlehem but he didn’t stay there.
You might say his goal was Nazareth. That was his boyhood town.
He didn’t stay there very long. Remember how they tried to throw
Him over the cliff?

The Father sent the Son into the wilderness to be tempted. That was
only forty days. That’s part of the journey but it’s not the goal. Luke
4:14&15, “And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit;
and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.
And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.”
You might say that His goal was Galilee. That’s where He did His
teaching and where He let the Father do His miracles. That wasn’t
His destination. That was three and a half years. Well, you might
say that His destination was the cross. He came to save the world.
Listen to Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to
save that which was lost.”

When we talk about His goal, I don’t want to take the cross, His
death, His resurrection and just say, “That’s part of the journey.” In
Gethsemane He sweat drops of blood. There I think He became sin
for us. On the cross He shed His life’s blood. He took what we
deserved. He crushed eternity into three hours. And when He rose
again from the dead, that was part of His journey. “The wages of
sin is death.” If one sin was not forgiven He would still be dead.
I don’t want to play with this but I want you to understand God’s
plan. On the journey, He had to go to Gethsemane but He was only
there for a few hours. He had to go to the cross but He was only
there for six hours. He had to go into the grave but that was only
three days. He’s still on a journey. That was not His destination.
He provided a righteous ground for people to get saved. So, you say
that His journey took Him to Bethlehem and Nazareth. That’s His
journey. But even after the resurrection He wasn’t finished.

Matthew 26:32, “But after I have been raised, I will go before you
to Galilee.” When He arose, the angels told them, Matthew 28:7