No Regrets

It is easy to say that we might die for a friend, especially if that person is very close to us. If a friend or family member was about to be killed, we might step in and try to save their life, even at the risk or cost of our own. Perhaps, if someone is truly altruistic, we might do this same thing for a stranger. Yet even as we say this, we don't typically completely grasp the full implications of sacrifice; especially on the scale of a life for a life.

Yet Jesus knew what He was doing, when He did this very same thing. He knew what was required of Him, and He did it. He knew He must voluntarily die as a sacrifice (who wants to be sacrificed, much less voluntarily?) Octavious Winslow writes, "He willingly rushed to the rescue of ruined man... And did He regret that He had undertaken the work? Never! It is said that it repented God that He had made man, but in no instance is it recorded that it repented Jesus that He had redeemed man." People are often filled with regret for one reason or another. If we knew what would happen as the result of all our actions we would live our lives differently. God knows that we will sin against Him, and He knows that even His church will continue to sin against Him and grieve His Spirit even after redemption. Nonetheless, God will never regret saving us. He will never regret setting us free from the bondage of sin, even if we continue to backslide throughout the rest of our lives. Jesus Christ knew what He was doing from the start, and still He saved us- with no regrets

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