“I have glorified You (The Father) on the earth.  I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.”  John 17:4
 
Jesus finished the work and we will never know all that He did on this side of heaven.  But two great works we do know.  He came to show us the Father and to die to save us!
 
Jesus, Himself, tells us in His exchange with Philip concerning the Father, 
“Philip said, ‘Lord show us the Father and that will be enough for us.’
Jesus answered: ‘Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?  Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.  How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’”  John 14:8-9
 
And in Colossians 1:15 the Apostle Paul tells us,
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”
 
The Lord God came to save us!  
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through Him all things were made that has been made.  In him was life, and that life was the light of men.”  John 1:1-4
And Vs. 14
“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us…”
 
Jesus,
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.  And being found in appearance as a man He humbled Himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!”  Philippians 2:6-8
 
Why must He die?
Scripture teaches that all have sinned:
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”  Isaiah 53:6
And,
“For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God…”  Romans 3:23
 
“The wages of sin is death…”  Romans 6:23
And, the penalty of sin is paid by the shedding of blood.  (The Book of Leviticus speaks of the many animal blood sacrifices required of the Israelites.)  
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sin…” Ephesians 1:7
 
“He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.”  Hebrews 9:12
 
“Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him!”  Romans 5:9
 
Crucifixion is a horrible death, then think of all the pain Jesus Christ went through on the way to the cross and the suffering is beyond what we can ever imagine.  Yet our sinless Savior willing did all this while we were His enemy.  How can we not fall to our knees and worship Christ Jesus our Sovereign Lord?  And how can we not thank our Father in heaven for His great love that worked out every detail in the council of eternity past?
 
Most Holy God we humbly and gratefully give you all praise, honor and glory.  We worship You.  Amen