But They were in agreement. They knew just what to do, Till finally They reached the point where They made me and you. Perhaps the biggest “problem” was how we would be made. Would we be made “free agents” or “puppets” who “obeyed”? They knew it would be “risky”, for free will implies choice. And people would need training to hear The Master’s voice. But They were all in unison; They knew the cost was high. Free choice could lead to sinners and sinners had to die. This was the “price” of freedom; to tell Them “Yes” or “No”. But if you think about it, you’ll see why it was so. There can be no compulsion if you are free to love. You must be freely able to say “No” to God above! And what about perfection? What happens if we fail, To meet Their moral standards; eternity in jail? But someone must be punished for disobedience. To quietly ignore it does not make any sense. So how could Their creation meet the standards They required? Impossible for humans who would do what they desired. The only way to do it is if One of them could face, The penalty that sin would bring to all the human race. And so it was decided; Their plan would go ahead. The Son of God be crucified and suffer in man’s stead. The price for all man’s wickedness, the Son would fully pay; The family of God would be enlarged this unique way. To set the plan in motion, the angels were designed, To minister to those who’d be the saved from all mankind. So let us now move forward to the culminating act, Of putting into motion Their plan to make it fact. There, looking into nothing, where the universe would be, Hear that first commandment as God declares, “Light Be!” Jim Strickland – written Sunday, 08 May 2011 | 
