We can never fathom how much our Heavenly Father suffered when He saw
His own Son dying on a cross. Still, we will also never imagine how much
He suffered as He watched Adam and Eve follow their own way instead of
His, a way that would lead all humankind to suffering and death.
Had Jesus avoided the shame of the cross, humankind would have been lost
for eternity. We truly deserved death, but God thought otherwise. We
can't fathom this kind of love, either!
Imagine being willing to
die to save the life of a despicable criminal. None of us would even
consider that. He deserves his lot! God, however, knew it was
worthwhile, even though it hurt Him to the very core of His being. His
love for us outshone all of this!
At times we can see glimpses in
history of what salvation means. One of these glimpses happened during
the battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. An artillery shell smashed
into a huge oak tree. Branches and pieces of splintered trunk rained
down on the soldiers sheltered underneath.
One of these soldiers,
from the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry, noticed that a nest filled with
baby robins had survived its fall from the upper branches of the tree
where it was once located. What should he do? The battle was fierce, and
any miscalculation could cost his life. Still these baby robins seemed
so vulnerable. Any of his comrades could unwittingly trample them to
death. He couldn't let that happen.
He stood up amidst the heavy
fighting, and running to the nest, he placed it tenderly back in the
branches of the shattered tree, then he watched as the mother bird
fluttered down onto the nest.
This soldier was willing to
sacrifice his own life to save those chicks. Even though he had never
even seen these baby robins before, his love for the tiny birds was
evident. When he finally found shelter under the oak tree again, he must
have smiled. Even amidst the fierce fighting of this senseless war, he
had made a difference in the world.
His fellow soldiers noticed
his bravery. Very soon, rumors spread about what had happened that day
under the oak tree. Today a sculpture can be found on the very spot
where the oak tree once stood. It displays a mother robin sitting on her
babies to protect them.
That soldier was truly a hero that day!
But if the soldier was a hero, then even more so Jesus, our super
hero! His love was truly evident when He willingly died for us. Wow!
Thank you Jesus for coming to save me. I love you with all of my heart.
You are my hero!
Rob Chaffart
The Real Hero. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (5:6-8)
Today's Bible Verse:
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless,
Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous
person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom 5:6-8)
The Real Hero. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (5:6-8)
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