“Then said he, Lo, I come to do Thy will, Ο God. He taketh away the first that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Heb. 10:9, 10. “And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing.” (John 6:37-40.) There is a striking illustration of suretyship in the words of Judah, to Joseph, concerning his brother Benjamin. “ For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my Father forever.” (Gen. 44:32.)
What a place was this for the holy One of God to take. The surety of His people. Thus was help laid on One mighty to save. My fellow believer! can you doubt the everlasting love of Jesus your surety? Hark, He speaks to the Father about you: He says, If 1 bring him not unto thee, I will bear the blame forever.
Has He died for you, the Just for the unjust? Has He loved you and washed you from your sins in His own blood? And now will He fail, can He fail, to bring you to glory? No! He says, If I bring thee not to glory, I will bear the blame forever. Oh, how He loves!