At what point do you pay someone else to do something for you? At what point do you pay someone else to…change your vehicle’s oil for you…paint your house for you…mow your grass for you…do your taxes for you…walk your dog for you? The list of questions seems endless. But when faced with the cost factor, the convenience factor, the time factor, the personal preference factor, we face this decision.
So, consider this question: Why didn’t Jesus just pay someone else to come to earth and die on the cross in His place? The cost factor was really high. The convenience factor was real. The time and personal preference factors could have come into play. But Jesus did it Himself!
The expression “gave Himself” is found five times in the Bible, and EVERY time it is used to emphasize that Jesus “gave Himself for me…for us…for our sins” (Gal. 1:4; 2:20; Tit. 2:14; Eph. 5:25; 1 Tim. 2:6). He did not pay with someone else’s blood but with “His own blood” (Heb. 9:12; 13:12; Acts 20:28; Rev. 1:5). Jesus Himself paid it all! All to Him I owe!