“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all-how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” [Romans 8:32 NIV]
God did the greatest thing imaginable. He did not “spare” even His own Son. Instead He gave Him up – Jesus, the Word of God, the Creator and Sustainer of all things – for us.
The only human picture we have coming remotely close to that is found in Genesis 22:1-19. There Abraham at God’s instruction sets off to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac on Mt. Moriah. Read the story today. Focus on the word “spared” or “withheld” in verses 12 and 16. When they translated the Old Testament into Greek, they used the same word in those verses that Paul used in Romans 8:32.
Isaac was spared. God provided a lamb in the thicket to offer instead. Jesus, God’s beloved Son was not spared. He became the Lamb offered for us.
If God did the greatest thing to provide our salvation, how will He not also do everything and provide everything we need when we face opposition. The God Who saved us is the God who keeps us.
Looking for something to be thankful for today? God did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all. That’s a good place to begin.
