THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Lord, the media bombards the airwaves with accusations of unfairness, of denying ‘equity,’ or equal outcome, to marginalized people. Pundits rail, activists protest how the greedy ‘haves’ take advantage of the poor ‘have-nots,’ treating them as second-class citizens. Apparently, pride, along with its cousin ‘arrogance,’ have deluded people into forgetting we are created in Your image. That is one of Satan’s oldest tricks. How unfair was it for Cain to kill innocent Abel simply because he offered the right sacrifice?

How unfair for You, Jesus, is the plan of salvation? What did You do to deserve the punishment for the sins of mankind? You were sinless, yet You suffered God the Father’s holy wrath against sins You never committed. The ultimate question is, why did You willingly take on the sins of the world, enduring the unimaginable suffering on the cross, when You did not have to. God the Father could have written mankind off as a lost cause and started over. Instead, He chose not to. He implemented an unfair plan to redeem mankind.

Lord, the reason You went to the cross must be because You are Love, (1 John 4:8). That is Your character—to love. And love unconditionally, especially to those who do not deserve it, like me. The Gospel of John begins with describing Your Love when You came to us. Sadly, not everyone accepted You.

“He came to His own people and even they rejected Him [marginalized]. But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right [equity] to become children of God,”—John 1:11, 12 (NLT).

Lord, thank You through the unfairness of salvation, You give all Your followers equity in the Kingdom of God.

Amen, Jesus.