In Nikos Kazantzakis' book "The Last temptation of Christ", Jesus is a reluctant savior who does all he can to get out of the job, only to realize that he cannot escape his destiny. He grudgingly goes about collecting apostles, feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and raising the dead. At the end of the book, Jesus is on the cross, near death when Satan appears and offers him one last chance to escape his fate. Jesus is given a chance to return to his youth and live the normal life of a simple carpenter, complete with wife, children, grand-children, old age, and a painless yet unremarkable death. This is what Jesus has wanted throughout the book, never having asked to be the Messiah and resenting God for putting this burden upon his shoulders. In the final moments of his life, Jesus sees the big picture (so to speak) and rejects Satan's offer, choosing instead to die on the cross (thereby overcoming the 'last temptation'). I had Kazantzakis' story in mind when I wrote this.
(****! My explanation is longer than my poem)!!!