The Basics

As a Christian, I tend to simply ignore the basics. And I know a lot of other Christians do the same. But every single word in the bible comes from the same mouth that spoke this world into existence.


These 'basics' that I've heard a thousand times should constantly delight and shake me.


To begin with: Creation.
God spoke some words and everything, every beautiful and wondrous thing I've seen. Every ugly and unloved thing. Every face I've ever seen. Everything was just breathed into existence. 
Isn't that amazing?
But way too many times, I'm like: Yea, so what? God created the world. Heard this story a thousand times.


Now; Crucifixion.
I often just ride this one off.
It is SO extraordinary. My Saviour, my Lord, my God, my Creator died. He died. Whats up with that? As if that isn't insane. He died one of the most excruciating deaths there is. So painful, but everyone seems to just think he died ... so ... tell me next easter.
Its so incredible though, that he would undergo so much pain, for a little race of rebellious humans. He could have just as easily, much more understandably just turned his back on us and walked away ( I know I definitely would have.) But he chooses to go through one of the worst physical deaths, and the worst spiritual tearing apart.


The ressurection: another thing I definetely just ignore.
Jesus DIDN'T stay dead. What? Can you do that?
Jesus DIDN'T stay dead. He became alive again, after being dead for 3 days. God raised him up from the dead, that is the most incredible thing of all. And that through this action, he wiped my incredibly dirty little heart clean. 


God does some crazy stuff that is beyond my understanding. My understanding is tiny. God understands everything. God has a reason for doing things I wouldn't. Saving people I wouldn't. I probably wouldn't 'die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.' But, Jesus dies for me & you ... sinners. Unworthy subjects of his love.