Being a parent gives me a whole new perspective on Easter this year.
Having Landon, understanding the depth of my love for him, how I would do absolutely anything to keep him from harm, how I just want to see him happy, healthy, and safe - this gives me a deeper understanding of the sacrifice God made on Easter (though I still can't fully understand it and never will!).
Landon lights up my life. The thought of him just dying makes me sick to my stomach and causes me to tear up instantly. But that God would not only see Jesus die, would not only allow Him to die, but would choose and PLAN for Him to die in order to pay the penalty for the sins that separated me from God...that just blows my mind. It's unfathomable. If it was me in God's position, I would have said, "Sorry humans. You wish I would sacrifice Landon for you. No way!"
I'm so grateful for the grace and love of God, that He would create a way for His justice to be satisfied and pour out His wrath on sin, and yet also have a way to show totally undeserved mercy and love to a people who were His enemies and sought only to rebel against Him. I'm so thankful for Jesus being willing to take ALL of God's wrath against sin and be separated from the Father when He was perfect and sinless, just so I could have a relationship with God again and be transformed into His likeness.
I'll never be able to understand, and I know I take it for granted all the time. But my precious son makes me so much more appreciative of God's Son.
2 comments:
I'm so with you on this one! I can't even imagine letting my kid die for someone else's mistakes. Being a mommy, totally makes me appreciate and understand God's love a whole lot more.
being a mom does give us a new perspective on the sacrifice God has made in Christ Jesus for us. but as being a mom of older children we are called to release our children to serve our God which does mean letting them go into places that may cost them their lives or at least remove them from being close enough to visit. so, all you young moms who follow tracy's blog....love on your little ones for they grow up way too fast!
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