Whaaaaaaat?

Today I read something in my quiet time that did not sit well with my soul.  I was actually repulsed, and instantly angered by what I read....

"Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him and said "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.  Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man,  Let me bring them out to you and do to them as you please....."(Gensis 19:6-8)

WHAAAAAAAAAT??????????????????????  My immediate thought was "how could a daddy utter those words...." here take my daughters instead of these strangers......"

BUT THEN...God step in and spoke truth into my heart.  He reminded me, that He did EXACTLY that FOR ME.  He looked out into time and saw that people who did not yet know Him, needed Him to intervene, and provide a Savior.  He utter those unthinkable words, "Take My Only Son."  "For God so love the world (you & me) that He GAVE His only Son, that whosoever (anyone) believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16"

I can't imagine laying down the life of one of my children for a stranger.  A stranger that could reject the sacrifice, or say it never happened, or even goes as far to say that my child was crazy or a fake.  That is EXACTLY what is said about Jesus.  People say He is a liar, a lunatic, a fake, and fraud....and I believe it breaks God's heart.  But God in all His love and wisdom knew that there would be some who accepted this gift with humility and awe...and it was worth the cost.

WORTH IT...you, and me.....WORTH IT!  Worth the sacrifice that is unimaginable to my human brain....Worth the pain, rejection, ridicule, ....WORTH IT!

How great is our Father's love for us!  How deep and wide, How UNBELIEVEABLLY AMAZING!

I don't know if I will ever  fully understand this love, but I know each time I seem to get a glimpse of it's depth, I find myself standing with my mouth gapping wide in absolute amazement.  I pray that I will never forget, and never allow myself to not take for granted how AMAZING His LOVE is for me