Giving up a beloved child

The knot in her stomach tightened, and the pull at her heart caused her to catch her breath. She was being brave as the trunks were loaded onto the farm truck. Each child climbed alongside a suitcase, the uniforms were buttoned up and restraining. It seemed as if all playfulness had been strangled out of each child. Those barefooted, carefree feet were now incarcerated by school shoes. It had been three weeks of delicious freedom to roam the bush and hills, now it was over and the trunk ladened farm truck made its long journey from the hilltop farmhouse, bumping and jolting the family towards the boarding schools in town. The young mother kept a calm expression and voice and yet she dreaded these back to school days, and the return trip to the farm without her brood of four lively children. She gave up her beloved children at the beginning of every school term, it was always painful, it was always necessary.

And so did God do that for us,  He gave up His beloved and only Son, Jesus Christ, and sent Him into this world to save this world from the coming judgement and condemnation of sin. Whoever turns to and trusts this beloved Son of God, Jesus Christ, to remove personal sins and receive His righteousness - will be saved. The beloved one and only Son of God did not return home to His heavenly Father's side until His term of purpose on earth ended with His cruel death - which was the full payment for our freedom! He did not stay buried, He rose from the dead and ascended back to heaven and sent His Holy Spirit - for you and for me! Thank you!