February 26, 2011 God Killed His Son

God Killed His Son
Numbers 23-25

Num 25:3 So Israel joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor. And the LORD’s anger burned against them.

SIN—it’s easy to do, isn’t it? See something you like to do, you go do it. Feel the pleasure of worldly things, and they become your god. Enjoy the pleasures of temptation, and you get to have fun.
Yes, sin is an easy thing to do because it’s our nature. Sin often brings quick, fleshly pleasures since Adam and Eve tasted the forbidden fruit.
Sin entered into the Hebrew camp. They couldn’t deal with sin on their own. Their lack of trust in God, their fears, pleasures and pride made them easy targets for the gods of pleasure.
How does God respond? Does God pat them on the back and say, “That’s okay. I’m sure you’ll do better next time.”? No. His anger burned. And he judged because the nation he had formed had turned against him.
Burning anger is God’s response to sin. His anger burned so hot, he had to quench it. And he had two options: One, he could judge his people and destroy them, or…
Two, he could destroy sin. He chose to save his people and destroy sin. Following his own law, God had to offer a sacrifice to himself for all of humanity. God’s burning anger against sin ultimately caused him to send his own Son to the cross.
Then his anger was quenched, and his judgment satisfied. Do you see how bad sin is? God killed his Son to kill sin, to save you.


Pause and Consider: how precious you are to God.