One of the things that totally struck me was that Jesus does not self-protect like we do. His heart is always open toward us, even when we hurt Him. Really WHO does that ?
Its like the last time a friend was in a bad mood and was a little chilly when I went over to chat. You KNOW that the next time I say hello, that I'll be a little cautious, just to make sure she doesn't hurt me again, that is if I'm not a little miffed at her myself.
That's not how Jesus is...every time we approach Him He scoops us right up into a big bear hug and says, "Welcome !! I can't wait to spend some time with you!!"
So, what if last time we talked with Him was 15 years ago and have been ignoring Him every time He tries to say hello ? Or what if, we actually told Him off because we blamed Him for pain in our lives and have since then been telling people how horrible He is ?
What does Jesus do ? He remains WIDE open. Every word and harshness is incredibly painful because He remains open to it. Why ? Because He does not want to miss the slightest chance that we want to get to know Him.
Believe me - I'm not that loving to even the people I love most.
This isn't about me being not good enough. Self-protection is a built-in human trait. We can only take so much. No, this is about how vastly different God is, He can take infinitely more and be infinitely more loving.
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