The Cost
“Now is My soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour” (John 12:27).
Here we see the manhood of the Lord Jesus. As a man Jesus would say, “Father, save Me.” As God He would say, “But that’s why I came. I must go through with this. I am the only one who can pay the immense cost for sin.” And so He did. He paid it all in full on Calvary’s cross. Our salvation cost Jesus EVERYTHING.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it” (Matthew 13:45-46). The Lord Jesus was the Merchant Man. He sold all that He had in order that we might be eternally blessed.
The Psalmist asked, “What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?” (Psalm 116:12). He wants the return of our hearts in praise, worship and thanksgiving. Will you give Him that joy today?
