DAILY TEXT, Saturday April 12, 2025, The gift that God gives is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 6:23).

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Saturday April 12, 2025

The gift that God gives is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 6:23).

We alone could never have freed ourselves from sin and death (Ps. 49:7, 8). So Jehovah decided that his dear Son would give his life for us, and they both paid a very high price. The more we meditate on what Jehovah and Jesus sacrificed for us, the more we will value the ransom. When Adam sinned, he lost the chance to live forever and he also took that chance away from all his children. To buy back what Adam had lost, Jesus offered his perfect life as a sacrifice. During all his time on Earth, Jesus “committed no sin, nor was there deceit in his mouth” (1 Pet. 2:22). When he died he was perfect, so his life had the same value as the life Adam had lost (1 Cor. 15:45; 1 Tim. 2:6). w24.01 10 paras. 5, 6.

What did the rescue entail?

A ransom is the price paid to buy back or recover something. The first man, Adam, was perfect when he was created. But when he sinned, he lost the chance to live forever, and he also took that chance away from all of his children. To buy back what Adam had lost, Jesus offered his perfect life as a sacrifice. During all his time on Earth, Jesus “committed no sin, nor was there deceit in his mouth” (1 Pet. 2:22). When he died he was perfect, so his life had the same value as the life Adam had lost (1 Cor. 15:45; 1 Tim. 2:6).

Name some trials that Jesus faced.

While on Earth, Jesus obeyed his heavenly Father in everything even though he faced many trials. As a child, he had to accept the authority of his imperfect human parents even though he was perfect (Luke 2:51). As a teenager, you may have had to resist pressure from others who wanted you to disobey your parents or stop being faithful to Jehovah. And as an adult, he had to confront Satan, who tempted him and even tested his loyalty to Jehovah directly (Matt. 4:1-11). Satan was determined to make Jesus sin so that he could not pay the ransom.

What other trials did Jesus endure?

During his ministry, Jesus endured other trials. For example, his enemies pursued him and threatened to kill him (Luke 4:28, 29; 13:31). He had to deal with the imperfections of his disciples (Mark 9:33, 34). At the trial in which he was sentenced to death, he was tortured and mocked. Then they executed him as if he were a criminal and he suffered greatly (Heb. 12:1-3). And when he was about to die, Jehovah withdrew his protection, so he had to endure the final part of the trial alone (Matt. 27:46).b

How do we feel when we think about Jesus' sacrifice? (1 Peter 1:8).

It is clear that Jesus paid a very high price to rescue us. When we think of all the sacrifices Jesus was willing to make for us, our hearts fill with love for him (read 1 Peter 1:8).

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