“He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32).

Here is the depth of God’s love for us: “that He spared not His own Son“. That’s sacrifice! God loved us, even in our broken, groaning condition, so much that He sent the second part of the Godhead, Jesus Christ, into the world, to be born a natural birth like a normal human, raised in fear and poverty by hard-working parents. He experienced all the pain and grief that human beings on this earth encounter. And in the end, He experienced a torturous death on the cross. And this was not for His own sin, for He had none. Indeed, because He had no sin, He could be a substitute for us who are sinners.

And the Son of God, who had the spiritual authority to call down 10,000 angels to deliver Him, was “delivered up” as a lamb is sacrificed by a shepherd. God, the Father, who is in absolute control, had to surrender control of His Son’s life for this to happen. Unbelievable; but I believe it.

And Paul says here that God delivered him up “for us all“. Since Jesus paid the price for us all, He is the Savior of all. But, not all respond to the invitation of such great love. That’s the responsibility that is upon the church: to get the word out to our friends near and far. That is the Great Commission.

Now, understanding the extent that God would go to redeem us sinners and get us back in right relationship with Him, “how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” Why do we doubt God? Why do we think God would want to withhold any blessings from us if He gave us His Son already. Isn’t His own Son the standard of measuring God’s love for us?

This all calls for us to seriously reflect on where we stand with God today and what He wants of us in the 21st Century. Don’t allow your mind to see limitations on your God and mine.

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