April 13, 2009

• God as a cop?

  The other night when we were in the car with some friends, a cop pulled us over after making a right turn. He had set up cones and was literally waiting for us and all others who would make that right turn on red, so that he could slap us with a ticket.  I was really annoyed that he would just sit there laying in wait, eager to catch people doing wrong.  After the incident, as I thought about it more, I realized that this is pretty much how many people see God.  God is the cop who is just sitting there waiting for you to do something wrong, so that He could catch you and slap you with a penalty.  I’m so glad that this is so far from the truth.  Easter reminds us that God already slapped the penalty on Jesus, so for us, all He has is open arms, waiting for us to come home.  Luke 15 reminds us that God is the lady who rejoices over finding her lost coin, the shepherd who scoops up the missing sheep and puts it on his shoulders near His heart, and the prodigal father who has arms outstretched and a party waiting for the return of his lost child.  May we never be afraid to run home into the Father’s arms.

  
  Click here, to see lyrics to this song by Shane & Shane.

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