Imagine

Imagine how many times we as humans have probably broken God’s heart. In our sin, in our rebellion, in our hurting, in our causing of pain. With our wars, our massacres, our devious plans, our jealousy, our selfishness. And yet He still returns, He still loves us, He still keeps pulling on us the way the sea pulls on the shore, for all of eternity until we finally return to Him.

Imagine looking at humanity from God's eyes. 

These things, these pieces of art, these masterpieces you have spent so much time and energy on creating, each and every detail so purposeful, and yet, they hate themselves, they harm each other, they ignore you, they resent you, they reject you. 

Imagine the pain you would feel if something, not just anything, but everything you have spent your existence on, companions made for you by you, just said no. 

"But I made you! I want you! I love you! Don't I deserve you! I created you! I would die for you!"

This is what I would probably say to these things I poured so much love into.

Imagine pouring all your love into something you have made, like a song, or a painting, or a sculpture, or a novel, and in return that thing turns to you and say "No!" 

Rejects you completely, hates you and then destroys itself. Your heart would be shattered. 

Now imagine looking at yourself in the mirror after being rejected by your own creation and turning yourself into your creation. Turning yourself into the song, the painting, the sculpture, the novel, and entering the world you placed your creation in, as your creation, 

and then dying. 

Imagine dying for something you love so deeply and have loved and will love forever. 

Hoping that FINALLY maybe your creation, your song, your painting, your sculpture, your novel will see how much you love it and love you in return. 

But no, once again it rejects you, and continues on in its existence of hurting itself and all of your other songs, paintings, sculptures, and novels. 

Imagine the pain you would feel. Watching these things you hand crafted and love so deeply, destroy themselves.

Imagine how heartbroken you would get. 

Imagine how you would feel. 

Wouldn't you want to just give up? 

Well, God doesn't give up. 

He keeps loving. 

He keeps pulling on His masterpiece. 

He wants only to love and be loved by the one thing He so dearly desires, 

You. 

Just imagine.