Amen Pastor Sean. And we do not have to wait to praise His holy name. We may not have crowns to throw down at His feet, but we can fall on our faces and give Him the whole heart. He is worthy!
And what is it that reveals His worthiness? What causes me to fall on my face? What reveals His love for us? Where do we see grace unabounding?
He not only became an exile from the heavenly courts, but for us took the risk of failure and eternal loss.
I know that I continue to share this one truth, but it is worth dwelling upon again and again. Why? Do we really understand what is being said? What risk did Jesus take? Could Jesus have failed? Yes, He could have failed, else this would not have been revealed to us. Jesus could have failed. We could interpret this in a number of ways. How do you see it? He could have come down from the cross and left us to suffer for our own sins. That would have been failure to redeem sinners. But, this is not how I interpret this. I do not see the eternal loss being spoken of here as being an eternal loss for us. We deserve what we would have gotten if Jesus had changed His mind and come down from the cross. Yes, it would be an eternal loss, but there would have been a greater loss. What was the real risk that Jesus took and what is the real eternal loss being spoken of here?
Jesus could have sinned. He could have yielded to Satan's temptations in the wilderness. He could have destroyed the soldiers who mocked Him, or the priests. He could have, could have, could have, but He did not. And if He had sinned, He would have been eternally separated from His Father for eternity! The innocent Son of God placed Himself in such a position as to risk failure and eternal loss. Such love for us while we were yet sinners! Wonder O heavens and be astonished O Earth!!
But, this is not the end of the suffering if Jesus had failed. It was not just the pain Jesus would have suffered, how about His Father, our heavenly Father? Think of His pain in being separated from His Son. This is why it took three times for Him so agree to allow Jesus to stand in between us and death. When Adam sinned, it was not easy for our heavenly Father to agree, but He did. Such love!!
Satan in heaven had hated Christ for His position in the courts of God. He hated Him the more when he himself was dethroned. He hated Him who pledged Himself to redeem a race of sinners. Yet into the world where Satan claimed dominion God permitted His Son to come, a helpless babe, subject to the weakness of humanity. He permitted Him to meet life's peril in common with every human soul, to fight the battle as every child of humanity must fight it, at the risk of failure and eternal loss.
The heart of the human father yearns over his son. He looks into the face of his little child, and trembles at the thought of life's peril. He longs to shield his dear one from Satan's power, to hold him back from temptation and conflict. To meet a bitterer conflict and a more fearful risk, God gave His only-begotten Son, that the path of life might be made sure for our little ones. "Herein is love." Wonder, O heavens! and be astonished, O earth! pg 49.
Yes, it would be well to dwell upon this truth often! It is God's grace unmatched, unbelievable, and past our ability to truly comprehend. Even the unfallen worlds wonder in admiration!