Delivered Up

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 

Romans 8:32 

God delivered up His only begotten Son for us. He delivered Him up to various things all of which spelled humiliation. His being born, and that in a low estate was humiliating. His life as a member of the poor class was humiliating. His privations of being homeless and indigent were humiliating. His being arraigned as a common criminal was humiliating. The degradation of His trial with the spitting, hitting, whipping and mocking was humiliation. His crucifixion with its public nakedness, agony, sweat, blood and gore was humiliating. His death and continuing under its power for a time was humiliating. It was to all these horrific humiliations that His Father delivered Him. Perhaps the most poignant aspect of it for us personally is that He delivered Him up for us all. He delivered Him up for a specific people of whom we are part. Therefore, we cannot behold the sufferings of Christ casually. We gaze upon Him knowing that everything He did in life and in death was for us.  

Our Generous and Sacrificial God, 
we rejoice that You were willing to deliver  
Christ up to such humiliations. 
We praise You that because He endured them, 
we have forgiveness of sins.  

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning