Mornin’ Bro. John!
The section of the Father and Son book about the crucifixion of Jesus was so very good. It reminded me of what the Lord told me a few years ago: “Even in dying, Jesus was living because he was doing the will of His Father.”
I really loved what you wrote, after quoting these verses form John 11:
51. But this he did not say of himself, but being high priest at that time, he prophesied
that Jesus was about to die for the nation . . .
53. So, from that day, they plotted to kill him.
You wrote, “Satan and these elders of Israel all thought that Spirit was decreeing, through the high priest, that
Jesus had to die in order to rescue the nation from the Romans. What the Spirit was actually decreeing
was that Jesus had to die to rescue Israel from sin.”
It is just amazing to realize that men thought they were killing Jesus when all along it was God’s plan. God was never out of control over what happened to His Son, whether man saw or understood it at all. Nothing appeared as love in man’s eyes, but God was loving his Son and us the whole time. And still is. The Father and Son (and us) – – an amazing love story. Whew!
Sandy