And here it is in all it's wonderful glory - Jesus, our representative, the second Adam, submitting His will to that of God the Father. Here it is, the pain and the horror and the knowing what will come - the prayer and the plea - Father if You are willing, take this cup from Me, yet not My will but Yours be done. Here is Jesus, knowing the cost of of submission and obedience yet not considering equality with God a thing to be grasped, but humbling Himself, even to death on a cross. Here is the way back - here is righteousness offered, here is grace, costly, painful, amazing grace freely offered to you and to me.
Can you see the plan and the purpose of God - can you see His powerful grace? Can you see that even at the moment Adam and Eve disobeyed because they wanted to be like God, even then He had prepared the Saviour, even then He had provided the way back to Him through the obedience of the second Adam, the perfect Man, the wonderful, magnificent, glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
And can you see the result - that those who put their trust in Him, those who believe in the person and the work of this Man, this God-Man - Jesus Christ will now and forever be considered righteous in Him, will now and forever reign with Him in a glorious Life that will never end. Do not be deceived, if you have put your trust in Him then you have both received the righteousness of Christ Jesus and will be made righteous in Him.
Do not be deceived, will the God who has planned this from the beginning, the God who knew even as Adam sinned that He would bring you into His family - will He now not freely give you all things? If by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in Life through the One, Jesus Christ. Do not be deceived, do you think that the God who planned all of this doesn't know who you are and what you have done? Do you think that He who did not spare His own Son would now go back on His promise to you?
Have you received the Lord Jesus Christ? Is He your Saviour? Do these words fill you with joy and a desire to press on to know Him better and love Him more? Then do not be deceived - do not be afraid, set your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith; set your eyes on Him, drink in His Word, feast on the Bread of Life - make Him your prize and your goal and your heart's desire and He will transform you into the image of our wonderful Lord. Oh do not allow any other voice to whisper in your ear - set your heart and your mind and your eyes on Jesus - make Him your Treasure and hear Him speak to your soul - well done, well done My beloved.
