The Gospel
such a mystery, such truth that seems to good to be true yet is the truest truth (that doesn't even make sense but you get what I'm saying) in ALL of existence. It's absolutely crazy. I've grown up hearing it, I've taught it, preached it, read about it, etc. But don't you just love those sweet, precious, mind blowing, awe-inspiring moments when for a brief moment, you grasp it more than you ever have before and it just leaves you speechless??
A group of us from various teams were traveling by train to Vienna, Austria (perks of living in Europe, I guess) for the weekend. While traveling, I read the first couple of chapter of Ephesians which is a book of the Bible I've read many-a-times (yes, I grew up in the Bible Belt). But this time was different.
I literally COULD NOT even begin to fathom the words I was reading!! There are so many wonderful truths crammed in chapters 1&2 alone. Words and phrases began to fill my mind…
Every spiritual blessing "He chose us" Holy & Blameless freely given.
"according to His good pleasure" Lavished on us ADOPTION we have redemption
Forgiveness of sin Glorious Grace Seated us in Heavenly places His Masterpiece
I mean…. It doesn't get any better than that right?? So as my mind is became unbelievably overwhelmed, I tried to make sense of it, this is what I got….
GOD IS CRAZY.
Yep, my finite deducing skills lead me to this statement because the why? Part is such a mystery. All of this for me? Divine royalty stepped down into my mess? Our mess? Doesn't He know who I am? Or better yet, who I am not? So I sat there, tears just flowing continuously, completely humbled by His goodness and kindness and grace.
So disbelief crept in and I thought this is just too good to be true. I looked at Him like He had lost His marbles, and I asked Him, "Are you crazy???" because what I read was just nuts. And you know what He did… He looked back at me and replied with,
" Are YOU crazy???"
I was a little confused so I say in silence and waited for Him to continue. He did. This is what He said…
"Dont you get it? Don't you see? I am completely undone by you! I had to have you! Jesus was sent for YOU. Sending Him was worth having you for all of eternity. Nothing was going to keep me from having you; You have ravished my heart! Don't you get it? Don't you see? I will never stop lavishing my love on you, you were worth it all! When One loves another as outrageously as I love you, what I did to have you was simply logical. So to answer your question, No, I AM not crazy."
Mannnn, as if I wasn't crying enough, when the God of the Universe, Creator of all things, dropped this on me, I lost it! He continues to blow my mind. I love my Daddy. I want to fully and completely love Him back with the same crazy love He pours out on me every second of everyday.
So if you are a Son or Daughter, know that Him loving you like crazy isn't crazy at all. Embrace it. Receive it. You are worthy because you possess the righteousness of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21
