We left off with a question:
If God is NOT a self-absorbed psychopath, or the communist-era birocrat, or hard-hearted tyrant enjoying a vacation somewhere far away, then WHY the heck is He doing or not doing all this stuff that makes us think that He is (even if we might never put it quite into those words or publicly acknowledge those thoughts)?!!! What in the world is He after with this strange, unconventional, outside-the-box, even crazy approach to His straying humanity?
Here's a little thought... perhaps just a 'tho' from the word 'thought'...Could it be that just like any human lover, He, too, wants us to… love Him… as He is… ?
Not because of how smart and brilliant and impressive He is…
Not because He is the richest guy in the world…
Not because He is the most powerful dude in the universe…
Not because of what He can do for me…
…Or the lavish gifts that He gives me…
But because… of who… He is... just loving Him because there is so much to love… in Him…
No bribes, favors, prenuptial agreements, haggling, manipulating… NO prostituting???
Just simple, old-fashioned, unadulterated, unstained, uncorrupted, no strings attached, no envelope under the table… love…
Could it be… is it … is it possible… that God… wants… us… to come to Him … and… love…Him…just because… He IS?!!!! Because, perhaps, He could be… because He IS… worthy… even deserving… of our love… because of who He is…?
Could it be that He wants us to choose Him, decidedly and unequivocally choose Him and Him alone, over and far above every other lover vying for our heart, energies and attention, including our own deluded self?
I don’t know about you, but this little thought scares the spit out of me… Crazy as all this may sound, I wonder if we might have just about hit that nail right on the head. Except that the head that is ringing is the one attached to my own neck.
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