God's Son died, that You May live as His Son

"And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king." (1 Kings 3: 22)

In every verse of the Old Testament, we can find the New Covenant concealed.

"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." (Proverbs 25: 2)

In this verse, the two women were fighting over a child, and Kings Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived before Christ Jesus, had to determine which woman was the mother of the child.

He determined, therefore, to cut the child in two and give one half to each woman.

The woman who said: "No, give the child to the woman" turned out to be the real mother, because she cared about the child more than herself.

Now, let us draw out of this verse God's love for us.

First, God gave His own Son, that He would become sin and die for us, that we could become sons of God and live:

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" (John 1: 12)

and

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." (John 10: 10)

Now, if you have lost something, maybe even someone very dear to you, you can come boldly to the throne of grace in your time of need:

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4: 16)

Now, in the verse above, one woman would lose while another would gain, God not only freely gave His Son, but He freely gives us all things with Him:

"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8: 32)

And while Solomon offered to give half the child to each mother, God gave us His Son fully, that we would be fully His sons:

"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4: 17)

Not in part, but wholly and holy His!