In the First World War, there was a
young French soldier who was seriously wounded. His arm was so badly smashed
the arm had to be amputated. The soldier was a magnificent specimen of young
manhood, and the surgeon was grieved the young man must go through life maimed.
So the surgeon waited beside the young man's bedside after the surgery to tell
the young man the terrible news about having to amputate the arm. When the
young man awakened from the anesthetic and the young lad's eyes opened, the
surgeon said to him: "I am sorry to tell you that you have lost your
arm." "Sir," said the lad, "I did not lose it; I gave it
for France." Jesus was not helplessly caught up in a mesh of circumstances
from which He could not break free. Apart from any divine power He could have
called upon, to the end of His earthly life Christ could have turned back and
saved His life. However, Christ did not lose His life; He gave it. The cross
was not thrust upon Him; He willingly accepted the cross for us.
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