Terry Telford was just walking down his driveway in Wellington, New Zealand when suddenly he was run down by an automobile. As Mr. Telford was lying on the cold concrete the car that had just ran over him drove over him once again. The driver you may assume was a drunk that had spent the night in the local “pub” but you would be mistaken. Behind the wheel was Sandy, the loving wife of Terry Telford. Mrs. Telford did not see her husband as she backed over him the first time, and she didn’t realize he was the bump in the road the second time the car rolled over his body. Ambulance authorities said the husband suffered moderate head, chest and back injuries, but was "conscious and talking" after the incident. However, Sandy was so distraught and upset she could not even respond to police questions.
Jesus wasn’t unexpectedly run over by a passing donkey cart on the road. The Lord walked “resolutely” toward a worse fate than being an auto accident. He knew with each step he took toward Jerusalem was a step closer to the cross. However, He also realized it meant what was beyond the cross: the open tomb and the redemption of mankind. But take just a moment and put His trip in perspective. If you were Him would you go knowing what the future would hold for you? If you did decide to go, what would be running through your mind with each step? I don’t presume to know His thoughts, but I do know what fills His heart: which makes it me fairly confident to say what filled His thoughts was YOU and ME. He resolutely set His face to Jerusalem to give salvation for us by His life’s blood. Now think about this: who fills your mind and heart with every step in your journey to eternity?