‘If I lose, I will lose.’

‘If I lose, I will lose.’

 

 

When famine became even more severe in the land of Canaan

and the food brought from Egypt was all gone, Jacob,

along with his other sons, sent Benjamin to Egypt."

(Genesis 43:1-2, 13).

As he sent them off, Jacob said, "May the Almighty God grant you mercy before that man,

so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin return to you.

As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved" (v. 14).

Considering Jacob, who already thought he had lost Joseph,

his beloved son, and now sending Benjamin, the son of his other beloved wife Rachel,

to Egypt with the attitude of "If I lose, I will lose,"

 it reminds me of what Esther said, "If I perish, I perish"

(Esther 4:16).

However, when our Heavenly Father sent His beloved and joyful Son,

Jesus Christ, into this sinful world,

it wasn't with the attitude of "If lost, then let it be lost" or "If I perish, I perish."

Instead, He actually sent Him to be lost and to die on the cross.

The purpose was to save us (1 John 4:9), who were spiritually dead

 because of disobedience and sin (Ephesians 2:1).

It's the words of Jesus:

"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it,

 but whoever loses their life for me will find it"

(Matthew 16:25).