verse of the day

Monday 25 May 2020

More [ Romans 8 v 32 )

It is recorded in the 4 gospels how Jesus performed two miracles,where thousands of people were fed,in one miracle all he had was 7 loaves and some small fish.In the other miracle all he had was 5 loaves and 2 small fish. From these meager resources, Jesus fed thousands ,read about these miracles in ,Mt 15 v 29 ff/ Mk 6 v 30  ff /Luke 9 v 10 ff/ John 6 v 1 ff.. Yes Jesus fed the people, no one went home hungry,after each of these miracles,the pieces that were left over, were gathered up in  baskets.In other words He gave them more than they needed. God is not mean ,we may be, in Romans 8 v 32 ,we read, 'He who did not spare his own son,but gave him up for us all- how will not also, along with him, graciously give us all things.'The N L T , puts like this, 'Since He did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all,won't He also give us everything else'.Here we have an argument from the greater to the lesser, Consider that God  has given us His greatest gift Jesus, consider what that meant,'He did not spare His own Son',consider all Christ had to endure ,look on the cross,that's God's Son hanging there,man has done his worse,but it did not stop there,for we read the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all,your sin, my sin,and then He was crushed,as  wrath was poured out upon Him.Justice had to be done,the price for our sins had to be paid,that we would not have to pay it.This is what God did for sinners ,such as you and I,so say's  Paul ,will He not give us everything else as Stuart Olyott writes,'God will not hold back anything else from us,will he withhold heaven from us? or the grace, courage,and strength to live through present trials?. No,He will freely give us all things'. .

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