I find it hard to comprehend the Love that God has for us.
I'm so very rocked by it all.
Why would God send His son. His only son, to die for us?
How can anyone, or anything love so much?
He is patient, kind; not arrogant, rude, boastful, envious or stubborn.
He is not irritable, resentful, or happy when crap happens.
He loves truth.
He bears, believes, hopes, and endures everything.
He sacrificed everything He had for us.
He sacrificed His son.
We were a treasure in a field that He gave His most prized possession for.
He sold it all, to be alone with us.
To have intimacy with us.
We wonder if He loves us.
Ya.
He loves us.
But we treat Him like crap.
We treat Him like hes not a destination.
We treat Him like Hes a stop along the way in our life.
We sin.
We blaspheme the name of God.
We slap God in the face with our words, and our actions.
We question if the kingdom is really worth sacrificing the comfort of our money, our jobs, our friendships, our lust, our material possessions, our sin.
We wonder if its even worth it.
It is the Kingdom of Heaven that we are buying.
That is the treasure that we seek.
Intimacy with the Creator of the Universe.
Its not Lakers season tickets versus a Porsche.
Its not an iPod versus a cell phone.
Its not money versus fame.
Its us giving our ashes for the God of the Universe.
We are comparing sacrificing mortal life for eternal intimacy.
How stupid.
We are so stupid.
To think.
He was complete in and of Himself.
Father, Spirit, Son.
He, out of the kindness of His heart because He wanted to LOVE.
HE LOVED US ENOUGH TO CREATE US.
Then we sinned.
He created the mosaic law to give people a chance to be in eternity with Him.
We turned the law into a joke.
He sent His son to die for us in our place.
Just.
to.
be.
with.
us.
We are treating that like its common.
We are lukewarm.
We don't care about God.
We don't care about His son.
We are the branches correct?
If He is Love, and we act unloving, aren't we a living contradiction?
We are blaspheming the name of God by not being loving.
All He asked is that we deny ourselves, pick up our cross, and follow Him.
We sell all that we have, and pursue relentlessly after the treasure that is God.
Along the way, we'll store up treasures in heaven.
But God.
I don't care if its a penny in heaven.
As long as I'm with you, God, I'm happy.
I'm satisfied.
Oh God forgive us.
Forgive me.
I've forgotten what you did for me.
I've been rotten.
I'm so undeserving of this great love You have for me.
Thank you for Your love.
Teach me how to love.
Romans 8:20-39
Hebrews 12
1 Corinthians 13
