[Discoveries] 09-23-08 Is God happy? -- Hebrews 12:2

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*Let us fix our eyes on Jesus ... who for the joy set before him 
endured the cross ... -- Hebrews 12:2*/

Is God happy?

At the end of the movie, Schindler's List, Schindler looks around at his 
remaining possessions and suddenly realizes what they truly cost in 
terms of human life. He spent money on a car, for example, and, as a 
result, that money could not be used to ransom people from the Holocaust.

We Christians struggle with the same feelings. No matter how much we 
give, no matter how much we serve, deeply hurting and desperately needy 
people remain. For a few more pennies we could buy an antibiotic 
injection and save a life somewhere. How do we cope with overwhelming 
pain all around us? To be honest, I think most of us have shut down our 
ability to feel the hurt of others -- that's our way of coping.

But God doesn't shut down anything. His heart is wide open to feel the 
hurt and pain of a whole world. Not only does he feel our pain, but He 
experiences the pain of sin, of rejection, of eternal loss. He gave His 
best, only to see most people walk away. Broad is the road that leads to 
destruction.

"Are you happy, God?" I asked Him.

"Supremely happy," He seemed to say.

How can that be possible? How can God feel so much pain, and yet be happy?

... continued tomorrow ...

Be encouraged!
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