Reckless Love
Hello!
It’s been a while since I’ve been thinking about this article! But, I completely forgot to write it. I’m going to take full responsibility here, haha. But we are finally here. So far, it seems as if it will be the last article in a series dealing with love that we started quite a while ago.
With that being said, allow me to present to you the song “Reckless Love”. It has inspired this article and I told myself that it was worth you knowing.
The chorus is:
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the 99
And I couldn't earn it
I don't deserve it, still You give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
La parabole à laquelle je pense, c'est celle de la brebis perdue. Je vais considérer que tu ne la connais pas. Personnellement, j'ai grandi dans l'église et a fait partie de ce que je connaissais le mieux dans la Bible!
If you grew up in the church, you probably understand the reference. Jesus, when He was on earth, spoke to his followers in parables. These parables were the way that Jesus used to make others understand the message that he was relaying.
The parable that I am thinking about is that of the lost sheep. I am going to imagine that you don’t know it. Personally, I grew up in the church and is one of those stories that I know very well in the Bible!
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
I’ve always liked this story. But, the problem is that I am a city girl - well of a suburban countryside that wants to act like it’s a city, if that’s not too complicated. Anyways, it’s been a while since someone told me something that had never hit me before about this story. This is it: Jesus said He’d abandon 99 sheep in the DESERT to go and look for one that is now lost! If I can say it better, this shepherd found that one’s sheep security more important than all of the money that he can make from the 99 others.
It’s counterproductive and against what would’ve been standard at that time! The logical answer to Jesus’s question is No. But He said that He would do it. He would have an entire party and celebration for a single sheep. He’d put 99 “in danger” to save one.
That’s where I get to my point on love. The love of God is countercultural. He chose to sacrifice Himself on the wood to save us, we who are imperfect. He chose to leave His heaven of glory to offer us eternal life by His side, as long as we submit and give our lives to Him. He chose to carry the burdens of our sins on His shoulders to reconcile us with the Father. The God who is holy, holy, holy.
Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps! It’s intimidating! But in the end, what’s so beautiful, is that what cost the Father everything doesn’t cost us anything.
It’s a gift. It’s up to you to accept it or not.
I’m going to let you think about it; hopefully we will get to see you soon on our social media pages and back here!
Sincerely,
Do