View of the Cross

Black skies, weeping women, the son of God agonizing to his Father. What really was going on in the mind of Christ, how was God feeling as He watched Jesus brutally murdered? It was more than just God giving His only begotten Son because He loves the world. It was more than Jesus calling out to His Father "why have you forsaken me".

Jesus was not just a son dieing for the people of the world. Jesus was God. John 10:30 says, "I and my Father are one."

God was not just a father watching his son die for a good cause. God was the one dieing. John 14:9 Jesus said, "he that has seen me, has seen the Father."

So, what am I getting at?

I was struck with a new view of the cross. A deeper meaning in my life.
God calls Himself our FATHER. He called us adopted sons and daughters. I have always viewed the cross as the son of God giving his life - and I always will but how about looking at it as the Father dieing for the child. Let's put the scenario into perspective in an earthly way. If your child were going to be burned alive in a house fire and it would be torturous, but you knew that your child could avoid it if you would take flames, would you?

I thought about my precious children, even my nieces and nephews. I love them all so dearly. If I knew they could be saved if I would take their place, I would do it willingly. My love for them is great but God's love is an infinite amount greater. God, the Father, died for us, the children. How awesome is that! When I put myself in the parent position, I better understood the heart of God in a new way.

He did not die begrudgingly, with an attitude of "well, this is the only way they can be saved, so I guess I will do it". No. Out of desperate perfect love, He ran to the cross all the way from Heaven's gates and jumped into the flames for us, pushing us to safety. What a Father! It just hit me in a new way thinking that if my child would have to be crucified, I would take his place because I love them, and I would do it willingly.

Words can't really describe the depth of what God showed me, but I know it brought me to my knees.

God's love is a reflection of a parent's love, because He is our Father.