He Did What We Could Not

Once there was a loving father who had two sons. One was a teenager with lots of wisdom and a good heart. The other was an average 4 year old, only this young fellow had way too much confidence in himself. He thought he was smarter than his dad and that he could do anything. He always wanted to pour the milk on his cereal, but it would spill all over the counter. When his dad painted his room he vehemently insisted that he could paint it himself. Oh what a fiasco that was! So dad, being a good, good father decided to humble the boy through a real life experience. So he told the 4 year old to go get his iPad down and Google “Little Caesars” get the phone number and call and order a medium pizza. By the way dad had put the iPad on the shelf in the utility room way out of the reach of his son. Then he said if you don’t do what I have said I am going to give you a whipping you will never forget. The 4 year old was frantic because he could not read to Google “Little Caesars.” It was then that the teenage brother stepped up and got the iPad, Googled the number and ordered the pizza. The 4 year old was thankful for his brother who did what was impossible for him. He was helpless but his brother did what he could not do.

This is what Jesus did for us, God set a standard we could not meet (perfection) then He sent Jesus to meet the standard for us. Therefore we do not boast in our efforts but in the perfect effort of Jesus who acted on our behalf.  

We were created by God to glorify God. By extending us mercy we become greatful to God. Then by grace through faith we are spared from the penalty of our sin and are compelled to worship our Savior who did what we could not. To God be the glory for the things He has done through the crucifixion of Jesus!