Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Deliverance belongs to the LORD; may your blessing be on your people!
What I long for us to see is the divine absurdity of it all. The Lord of all the universe lay down His
life for such as you and I. He lay aside his regal robes to take up the cross of degradation and
death. He lay aside his crown of glory for a painful crown of thorns and he did it for you and me.
Can you get your mind around such an astounding truth?
(Psalm 3.8
NRSV)
I heard about a man who acted drastically on behalf of his dog. He was on a boat returning from
a Caribbean cruise. On deck a boy was playing with the man's dog, throwing a stick on deck for
the dog to retrieve. One toss went too far and went over the rail into the sea. The dog jumped
overboard after it. In distress the dog's owner begged the captain to turn the ship around and
rescue the dog. "Stop the ship for a dog! I can't do that," said the captain. "Then you will stop it
for a man!" shouted the dog's owner, as he jumped overboard. Of course the ship stopped, and
both man and dog were rescued. The point here is that the man knew the ship would stop. He
was not really sacrificing his life for his dog.
God of salvation, it is hard for me to get my mind fully around your love in Jesus Christ, but I love
you and thank you for never giving up on your people. Amen.
