He Lifted Up His Son Incarnate

John 12:32

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.

Our Heavenly Father sent His Son to earth as a new born baby.  He allowed Jesus to learn and grow in the same way that we learn and grow.  He sent His Son so that the world might be drawn to Him.  He sent His Son as the perfect example of obedience, so that we might understand how to be in union with Our Father in heaven as Jesus was.  

He sent His Son because there is sin in each of us, even the tiniest of which separates us from ever entering into the presence of God.  He sent His Son because only the Cross of Jesus Christ is sufficient to reconcile the separation that is caused by our sin.  Only through Jesus Christ can we have a place prepared for us in heaven for all eternity.  Only by accepting the invitation that Jesus issues when He draws us unto Himself can we receive what has been set aside for us. 

Because Our Heavenly Father loved us so much, He allowed His Incarnate Son to die for us.  He then resurrected Him, making it possible for us to live in union with the Father and the Son for all eternity. He lifted up His Son that we may be lifted up eternally to the Father through His Son.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your grace that prepares an inheritance for us that we did not earn.  We praise You for Your mercy that spares us from the destiny that we deserve.  We bless the name of Jesus who draws us unto Himself that we might overcome what the world has prepared for us and receive what Our Heavenly Father has prepared for us.  May our gratitude for Your matchless love be expressed in our living testimonies.  May we draw others to the gift of salvation that is offered through Your Son.  May we lift them up just as we have been lifted up by Our Savior.  We ask all these things in the name of the Son of the Most High God, Jesus Christ.