God, the Savior
When we consider God’s sending Jesus to be our Savior, we are reminded that “[His] thoughts are not [our] thoughts and [His] ways are not [our] ways” (Isaiah 55:8). The truth of the matter is that we have a difficult time with forgiveness. We are willing to be patient and forgive those we love, but when it comes to those we see as our enemies—we have a difficult time even thinking about forgiveness, much yet extending it. Yet we are shown time and time again in Scripture that we were the enemies of God. We were against Him and without Him, and He yearned to save us. The entire story of the Bible is God’s working to save us, for even amid the curses given as Adam and Eve were removed from the Garden and the Tree of Life was the first promise of victory in Jesus (Genesis 3:15). All God does from that point to the end is to bring us to Him. This takes a long time, not because He could not have done it quicker—He could have sent Jesus right away, but because He does all He does for our benefit, we needed to learn that we needed a Savior and to trust in the power of God. We needed to learn of His love, His mercy, His justice, and vengeance so that we could see the wondrous work He had done. We cannot mend the breach. We cannot justify ourselves. But God can! He can make a path where it seems no path can be made. If we will seek Him and accept His gift, He can and will save us. Thanks be to God!
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).