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When Rob was told by his company that he had to take a business trip abroad, he decided to take his teenaged son, Jack, along with him. Since Rob traveled a lot for his company, he thought it would give them a perfect opportunity to do something exciting together. But things didn't turn out as planned. In the morning on the third day of their trip, Rob and his son were kidnapped and held hostage for several days.
At the height of their ordeal, one of the kidnappers put a gun to Jack’s head and threatened to pull the trigger. “Do whatever you want to me,” Rob begged, “but please don’t kill my son!” Just then, the police broke through the door and rescued both Rob and Jack.
As heroic as Rob’s words were, we all sense that any father in a similar situation would say the same thing. After all, who but the coldest of fathers wouldn’t sacrifice himself for his child? But there is one instance in which a father did not save his son—and has forever been admired for it. None other than God himself allowed his own Son to be put to death for our sake. What’s more, he didn’t just let his Son die; he gave him up for us. While it may…
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