THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Lord, why? You didn’t have to do it, but Scripture tells us this was your plan all along. Why did you leave the splendors of Heaven and become one of us? You saw the mess we made of your beautiful world, yet you came anyway. Amazingly, you were determined to work your plan knowing it would cost you your life. What humbles me is you made me a part of your plan. Everyone else is included too. You were the perfect, sinless sacrifice for the sins of mankind, I’m still trying to spiritually absorb that while you hung on the cross, you had me in mind.

Why did you come? You saw my arrogance, how I ignored your precepts, not thinking them necessary?

I live a decent life without you making all the rules on how to live. I’m a smart guy, knowing right from wrong.

And Lord, that was the problem. I lived by “my truths, my values,” not yours. So did everyone else. That’s why the world was such a mess when you came.

Thinking of myself as such a good guy blinded my spiritual eyes. Reflecting over my life, I can think of nothing about me that would cause you to offer your sinless life for some hardheaded, rebellious soul as me. Yet you did anyway. The two reasons come to mind. You were proving to the world what 1 John 4:9–10, and 1 Timothy 2:6 so clearly states:

“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins” (1 John 4:9–10).

“God is love and sent his Son Jesus to give his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time” (1 Timothy 2:6)

Thank you, Jesus, for putting me at the right place at the right time. Amen.