“HE WHO DID NOT SPARE HIS OWN SON BUT GAVE HIM UP FOR US ALL, HOW WILL HE NOT ALSO WITH HIM GRACIOUSLY GIVE US ALL THINGS.”
— Romans 8:32
A man might enlist for battle when the war is raging. He might vow his love and life to a beautiful woman. A good man might even sacrifice himself for his friend. But God does something much more.
God did not spare his own son but gave him up for us all.
God could have paid our debt with a mountain of silver and gold if that was the cost. He could have made another world if that was the price of our sin. But he only had one son and even him he did not spare. He did not spare him betrayal. He did not spare him from false accusations. He did not spare him from flogging. He did not spare him from being stripped and beaten. He did not spare him from the crown of thorns. He did not spare him from crucifixion. And he did not spare him from death.
Jesus was given to us not just as a king. He was given as a sacrificial lamb; a lamb led to the slaughter. This is love beyond comprehension because it is love from another world. God’s generosity is our victory. His greatest gift meets our deepest need.
While we were still sinners, Jesus died for us. When we stood condemned, Jesus became our justification. When we were slaves, Jesus became our redemption. While we were dead in our sins, Jesus became the resurrection and the life.
How will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
God’s generosity does not stop with his son; it starts there. With him, God graciously gives us all things. A master key opens not just one door, but every door. It grants total access by unlocking every lock. That’s what Jesus is to us.
When the Lord is your shepherd, you shall not want. Everything you need for life and godliness will be provided. When you’re down to your last jar of oil or your last two copper coins, God sees you. When the Red Sea is before you and Pharaoh’s army behind you, God can make a way. When you stand before Goliath or walk alone in Babylon, you are never alone. God is with you.
But even when God’s rescue does not come in the way we hope, expect, and pray, we can remember that his rescue has come. On a Roman cross outside of Jerusalem two thousand years ago, God did not spare his own son but gave him up for us all. How will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
© 2025 John Rinehart