The Masterpiece of MotherhoodMinta

Even though the punishment for sin was just, we have a God who is not only just, but also gracious. He loved us too much to leave us in our sin. You see, He is a parent too, and we are His beloved daughters. Surpassing our own pain as mothers, He couldn’t bear the separation from His precious children. Like a parent, He would do anything in His power to ease our suffering and draw us back to Him.

And so, He sent His own Son, out of the safety and splendor of heaven, down onto this cursed planet. Jesus knew the cost of His decision. He knew how the future would play out. He knew what He was signing up for, and He came anyway. He lived a life of pain, suffering, and loneliness. He experienced first-hand the curse of sin without ever committing the crime to deserve it. He walked in our separation from God, and mourned the distance.

In a garden, packed dirt soaked up the blood dripping as sweat from Jesus, as He anticipated His coming trials. He asked if there could be any other way to reverse this curse. There was none.

And so, Jesus took on the ultimate price of our disobedience. He allowed Himself to be killed by the very ones that He came to reunite to His Father. What incredible love! The curtain in the temple was torn, and the separation between God and humanity was swallowed up in the grave. Through Jesus, we have access to the intimate relationship with God that was lost in another garden so long ago.