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A Saviour From Eternity, March 6
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed
us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blame before him in love.
Ephesians 1:3, 4
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Since the Fall the Lord has wrought out His will in the plan of redemption,
a plan by which He is seeking to restore man to his original perfection. Christ’s
death on the cross has made it possible for God to receive and pardon every
repentant soul.
As the divine Sufferer hung upon the cross, angels gathered about Him, and as
they looked upon Him, and heard His cry, they asked, with intense emotion, “Will
not the Lord Jehovah save Him?” ... Then were the words spoken: “The Lord hath
sworn, and He will not repent. Father and Son are pledged to fulfill the terms of
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the everlasting covenant. God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Christ was not alone in making His great sacrifice. It was the fulfillment of the
covenant made between Him and His Father before the foundation of the world
was laid. With clasped hands they had entered into the solemn pledge that Christ
would become the surety for the human race if they were overcome by Satan’s
sophistry.
The salvation of the human race has ever been the object of the councils of
heaven. The covenant of mercy was made before the foundation of the world. It
has existed from all eternity, and is called the everlasting covenant. So surely as
there never was a time when God was not, so surely there never was a moment
when it was not the delight of the eternal mind to manifest His grace to humanity.
The more we consider this subject, the greater depths we find, and yet there
are depths that we do not reach as we study the Redeemer’s glory. It is the
glory of the Prince of life, and the mightiest powers of man cannot reach it. The
angels themselves desire to look into this mysterious and wonderful theme, the
redemption of the human race.
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