Compelling love
May 22, 2003 | 12:00am
The love of Christ compete us. 2 Corinthians 5:14
I read a story some time ago about an aspiring young golfer who spent hours in his backyard practicing his golf swing. He wasnt allowed to use a real golf ball close to the house, only a plastic, practice ball.
One day, when he thought both his parents were gone, he longed to hear the sweet click of a club head meeting a real golf ball. So he went outside, teed one up, took a mighty swing, and accidentally hit the ball through his parents bedroom window.
Ill let him tell the rest of the story: "I heard the glass shatter, and then I heard my mother cry out. I ran into the house and up the stairs to her bedroom. She was standing there in front of the broken window and she was bleeding. I started to cry and I couldnt stop. All I could say was Mom, what have I done! What have I done! Im so sorry! Im so sorry! Her response was to hug me and say, Its all right; everythings going to be all right. After that I never wanted to take a real golf ball into the backyard."
When we think about our Lord suffering for us on the cross, we want to live "for Him who died for [us] and rose again" (2 Corinthians 5:15). After weve heard His words of forgiveness, there are things we just never want to do again in the backyard, or in any other place. David H. Roper
Down from His splendor in glory He came,
Into a world of woe;
Took on Himself all my guilt and my shame,
Why should He love me so? Roth
READ: 2 Corinthians 5:9-15
When we ponder Christs love for us, well want to live for Him.
The Bible in one year:
1 Chronicles 16-18
John 7:28-53
I read a story some time ago about an aspiring young golfer who spent hours in his backyard practicing his golf swing. He wasnt allowed to use a real golf ball close to the house, only a plastic, practice ball.
One day, when he thought both his parents were gone, he longed to hear the sweet click of a club head meeting a real golf ball. So he went outside, teed one up, took a mighty swing, and accidentally hit the ball through his parents bedroom window.
Ill let him tell the rest of the story: "I heard the glass shatter, and then I heard my mother cry out. I ran into the house and up the stairs to her bedroom. She was standing there in front of the broken window and she was bleeding. I started to cry and I couldnt stop. All I could say was Mom, what have I done! What have I done! Im so sorry! Im so sorry! Her response was to hug me and say, Its all right; everythings going to be all right. After that I never wanted to take a real golf ball into the backyard."
When we think about our Lord suffering for us on the cross, we want to live "for Him who died for [us] and rose again" (2 Corinthians 5:15). After weve heard His words of forgiveness, there are things we just never want to do again in the backyard, or in any other place. David H. Roper
Down from His splendor in glory He came,
Into a world of woe;
Took on Himself all my guilt and my shame,
Why should He love me so? Roth
READ: 2 Corinthians 5:9-15
When we ponder Christs love for us, well want to live for Him.
The Bible in one year:
1 Chronicles 16-18
John 7:28-53
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