Saturday, March 27, 2010

What is love? Love is God. And God is love… that is what holy week is all about in my opinion. And that is a lot of people’s opinion. Think about one of the most precious things to you… a person more or less. Can you imagine sending that person to die for someone who didn’t even listen to you? Then, imagine that you were sent to die for people that spit on you. Would you be willing to do that? I wouldn’t. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to not fight back. In my eyes, it’s impossible. He was trying to save people and was showing them unfailing love, and they threw it in his face. He went through the most humiliating, painful, and brutal deaths in all of history. And there are a lot of days that go by when I don’t even give him any credit for it. I made a promise when I turned my life to him… to live my life like those 33 years that he did. And when I don’t live like that, I’m driving those nails into his hands myself. That person that did nothing wrong and showed love to people that spit on him and cursed him… I’m crucifying him again when I don’t keep my promise. And yet… he never stops showing me his flawless love, mercy, and grace. If I died for someone, I would not even think about giving them as many chances as he’s given me. So, this love that people always talk about around this time of the year… I don’t know how to explain it. In fact, I don’t think any man can. But if we really understand it in our hearts this holy week and just get it… maybe, maybe we can live by it a little bit better. We hated him without a cause, and he died for us. THAT is love.