I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.

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?
(NIV Bible)

The apple of the Father’s eye was His one and only Son. Jesus was the only begotten of the Father and laid upon His breast from the beginning of all things (John 1:18). The Father lived to please the Son, and the Son lived to please the Father. Nothing could ever separate them from the love they had for each other. Yet there came a time when they were indeed separated.

The beloved Son of God left the safety of heaven and His Father's right side to take on the form of a helpless little baby. While there was now a physical separation from His Father, they still remained one in heart and in spirit. Then the unthinkable happened. The pure Son of God who knew no sin, voluntarily took upon Himself the cumulative sin of the entire world. In the darkest moment in all of history, Jesus bore the weight of humanities’ ugliness.

Since sin cannot dwell in the presence of a holy God, the beloved Father had no choice but to turn away from His beloved Son. Jesus’ response to His Father was the agonizing cry “My God, why have you forsaken me?” Their unity was broken for the first time and the Father was left to watch His son die alone on a cross. Father God gave up all that He loved in order to gain our love. If He did not spare His dearest treasure in order to win our freedom, how much more is He willing to graciously give us all things?

PRAYER
Father, I thank You for not sparing Your only Son that I might receive an eternal inheritance. You gave up everything that You loved in order to gain my love. You have proven your unfailing love to me once and for all. Please forgive me for ever doubting that You love me. You have not withheld anything from me, including Your Son, so I give my whole heart to You. In the name of Your beloved Son Jesus I pray. AMEN.