Reflection

  There are many days where I stand in awe. In awe at God, His love, His mercy and grace.  Many days I don't deserve all He gives me.  Most days I humbly ask for a do over.  I love how he loves me though.  That is one of the immovable parts of God isn't?  His love, it is amazing.  I have thought a lot about what Jesus has done for me and you, and still know I could have never layed my life down like that.  To be beaten, skin ripped open, to be mocked and spit on.  Yet not say one thing to those who did this to him.  He took it all, he was separated from God so I and you could be with God.  He asked his Father to forgive those who mocked and hung him on that cross.  Not curse them.
   Have you every thought to yourself yeah, I forgive you, God go get em'?  That is so not what Jesus did.  He said Father forgive them, they know not what they do.  I think I miss that part sometimes.  He was dying for forgiveness of sins all sins, past, present and future for all people who except this gift. 
   How many times have I or yourself not excepted his gift but been one of the mockers, the one who took the whip and tore his flesh or even worse nailed and crushed his bones to that cross?  How many times have you thought, that's great but I don't think so, not today God?  We all caused the scourging, the beatings we have at one time been the one to mock and spit.  I know I have.  I have said that his dying love was not enough.  Only to realize his dying love is Everything! It is the life I have longed for.  His love, mercy, grace and obedience has gave me life.  A life I know I could have never in a million years gained on my own.  His richness of daily life is more than I could have every imagined.
  God sent his son, to die.  His whole purpose was to lead people to God, to close a gap that was formed and no one could fill.  No one except Jesus.  Many times I have heard someone say "I could never send my son to die."  You know what I could never do it either, but I don't have to and neither do you, God did it. He did it out of love.  To close a gap. To bring his creation back to the Creator.  Today and this weekend.  What will you focus the most on Jesus or the Bunny? 
   I love God, he is my lover. He has my heart and soul.  I love my family but God is above them.  I love him because he reached down pulled me up and said, 'Erica, I love you.  Enough to put my son on a cross.  Come home, rest in me, my grace is sufficient enough.'  You know what it is true his grace, love and mercy is more than sufficient it is perfect.