Created, Cultivated, and Committed

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made"- John 1:1-3 (NIV).

If you had foreknowledge, would you ever make something you knew would one day end your life? Jesus was present and participated in creation. His hands formed the very hill that would one day be called Golgotha; the hill He knew He would be crucified upon. God in the Flesh was and is in full control of everything in this world and creation continues. There's not a flower that blooms in the meadow that He is unaware of or that escapes His attention. He once made a tree grow, He provided the rain and nourishment to make it strong, knowing that one day the tree would be cut down and made into the cross He would be nailed upon. The same is true of the thorny brier bush that would one day be placed upon his head, a crown of mockery; yes, He formed each sharp thorn that would pierce his skin. He had the power to create anything He wanted, but He chose to create that which would save His beloved. The  sacrifice was determined from the beginning, created, cultivated, and committed, by the One who would ultimately be the Lamb. Abraham's answer to his son, was prophetic: "God Himself will provide the Lamb" (Genesis 22:8).