Paul
the apostle told the people in Rome,
“What
shall we then say to these things? If God be
for us, who can
be
against us?”,
and in
chapter eight and verse thirty-two of Romans,
Paul asked his readers how God shall not with Jesus, “freely
give us all things” where
we read:
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?
The
verse begins, “He
that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, ...”
Paul
began with the words, “he
that spared not”
which means “God who did not forbear, abstain or treat leniently”
“his
own Son”
or “God's begotten posterity and descendant”, “but
delivered him up” which
means “nevertheless, notwithstanding, moreover and allowed Jesus to
be committed, commended and permitted”
“for us all” or
“on behalf of each, every, the whole and everyone”. Paul shared
how god did not “forbear” to offer up His Own Son Jesus for the
benefit of any and all who will believe and trust in Him.
The
verse goes on to say, “...
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”
Paul
continued with the words, “how
shall he not”
or “in what way will God not” “with
him”
which means “alongside Jesus” “also”
which means “even so and indeed” “freely
give us”
or “graciously bestow, restore and preserve Paul, his companions
and his believing readers” “all
things” which
means “each, every, the whole and everything”. Since God did not
withhold His Own Son Jesus, Paul questioned his believing readers as
to whether God would “graciously bestow” upon them “everything”
they need.
When
we consider these words of Paul, we see how God did not “abstain”
from offering up His best, Jesus Christ His Son, that all who shall
believe in Him may obtain “everlasting life”. In other
words, God, who owns and possesses all things, gave His Son to die
for the sins of the world, and those who put their “faith and
trust” in Jesus have access not only to God Himself, but also to
His provision for them. God loves people, and He loves them so much
that He gave His Son to die for their sins, and since this is true,
we can trust that He will provide whatever we need according to His
divine purpose and plan.
Next
time Paul asks his readers, “who
shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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