"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." – Jn. 12:32
We plan for many things in our life. We plan for education, job, marriage, retirement and other milestones in our lives. Many times, our life may not go as planned. If our plans won’t work, we need to depend upon another person who plans better than us. The Bible tells us that God is a perfect planner and His plans never fail. God gave a wonderful promise that “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster” (Jer 29:11).
Out of our all other plans, planning of salvation is amazing. As per the plan, Jesus came down into the earth. In today’s verse, Jesus was forth telling about this death. “lifted up” suggests crucifixion and “draw all men” suggests universal salvation. The reason for Jesus to come into this world is to die on the cross and rise again on the third day.
As Our God is a perfect planner, let us continue to depend on him. Also, As Jesus came down to “draw” you into His “fold”, let us offer heartful thanks to Him.