The Cradle and The Cross
It should continue to fill us with wonder that God the Son humbled Himself to take on our humanity (Jn. 1:14), and that He further allowed Himself to be beaten and crucified by sinful human beings (Jn. 10:17-18). Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Who can be astonished at anything when he has once been astonished at the manger and the cross?” Those two stunning events are the pillars of God’s great work of salvation through His Son. They are brought together in a number of texts. For example:
Gal. 4:4-5. “God sent forth His Son, born…to redeem.”
Phil. 2:7-8. “[Christ Jesus] coming in the likeness of men…became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.”
Ponder these amazing truths, and you will likely come upon one more: What an amazing thing that the Lord would do all this to save me!