Ever seen the movie Taken?
It’s high intensity, action packed film starring Liam Neeson who plays an ex CIA cooperative who’s daughter get’s kidnapped in Europe, sold into sex slavery and He goes on a wild goose chase to hunt down the pigs who took her!
This movie is one of my faves and that is primarily because it’s a modern rendition of the story of Hosea with a few differences.
If you aren’t familiar with the story of Hosea, well, here it is:
- Hosea marries a prostitute.
- Prostitute keeps doing her thing while they are married.
- She gets bought as a sex slave.
- Hosea chases her down and buys her back.
- They live happily ever after.
DECONSTRUCTION
Why are these two stories so amazing in my opinion?
Because they portray the passionate, firey love of a Daddy and Husby who would go to the ends of the earth to rescue their loved one from the lie that sex is all they are worth! That their worth lies in temporary actions either chosen by themselves or by others.
It reveals the power behind true love, which breaks off barriers that we put up around our heart because of the lies we and others have spoke over us!
It shows the loving kindness and goodness of Daddy God which leads us to change the way we think about Him, about ourselves, and about the world around us!!
You see, Hosea looked past his brides temporary actions and saw the deeper issues of her not understanding how valuable she truly is. He saw the pearl that she was created as and decided to prove to her the worth that she carried!
In the same way, Daddy saw His love(humanity) and said, you don’t understand who you are!! You keep hiding from me with Adam in the bushes! Jesus came to seek and SAVE that which was lost!! But we were lost not because Dad kicked us out, but because we hid in shame, thinking Dad was somebody that He isn’t.
Jesus came to deconstruct everybody’s theology about Daddy and show them who Poppa is! Jesus is the exact representation of Daddy.
He ticked off the Pharisees when He said that NO ONE has seen, known, or understood the Father! He’s like dudes, you’ve searched your whole life for me in the scriptures, but yet refuse to come to me to have life!
He jacked up religion when He ate with those deemed as “unclean”. When He sat alone with the adulteress at a well. When He broke the law and didn’t stone the woman who committed adultery and when He healed on the Sabbath.
He messed up people’s faith when He went to a funeral and sobbed with His friends, then raised the dude from the dead!!
Jesus NEVER blessed a storm! NEVER said that sickness was Daddy’s will. He gave food to those who were hungry! He turned water into wine at a drunken party.
And the biggest thing that jacked people up was that He was a man! A carpenter! A human being showing people how amazing Big Poppa truly is and the capability of the human race!!
BETTER THAN WINE
What if His love is better than what we could ever think or imagine?!
What if His goodness can’t be contained and is immeasurable?!?!
I would rather exaggerate His love and goodness and be wrong then teach about an angry, vengeful father who’s blood thirsty and primarily concerned about micro managing our every thought and movement.
Why?
Because love NEVER fails!!!
