GOD GIVES HIS SON
The omnipresent Creator God, who brought the world into existence, gave His own Son to be
crucified so that we can experience salvation. He allowed His only Son to be put to death so
that you and I can have eternal life. Paul writes to the Romans in Romans 8:32 “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” That is amazing. It is a miracle that we can only accept with gratitude and
faith as we celebrate this, Easter.
When parents allow their children to leave home, they hope and pray that all will go well for
them, and they will be happy and successful. But we don’t really know what will become of
them. God is omniscient. When He sent Jesus to the world, He knew full well how His Son
would have to suffer; what Jesus would have to endure before His worldly mission would be
completed. Yet God did not hesitate for one moment because of His love for you and me. He
sent Jesus to this world to be crucified so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have
everlasting life.
Jesus knew that a terrible cup of sorrow awaited Him. “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him
and cause him to suffer” writes Isaiah (Isa. 53:10) Jesus knew He could not escape the Way of
the Cross, and yet, because He was also human, He asked whether His Father would not take
his cup from Him. In Mark 14:34, we find Jesus’s heart -rending confession, “My soul is
overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of dearth.” Jusus knew that His heavenly Father could
change His circumstances but chose to abide by the will of His Father.
We too become distressed and anxious at times when God does not respond to our prayers even
though we know that everything is possible for God. Sometimes God says “no” to His children
(as He did to His Son), because He has a greater purpose for us as His children. If God had agreed
to Jesus’s request, His coming to the world would have been in vain. Whenever God says “no”
we often realize afterwards that He indeed knew best. After Jesus had accepted God’s will, God
sent an angel to strengthen Him. God will also strengthen us in times of suffering, if we are willing
to place His will first.
In Jesus’s hour of distress, He watched and prayed. It is also necessary for us to watch and pray
if we want to resist worldly temptation. Ask God to deliver you from evil. He promises that He
will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. When you feel tempted, He will provide a
way out. Women of faith let us not fall asleep but be alert and pray.
Sipiwe Chisvo – World President
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