RECKLESS LOVE
I came across this song yesterday. I've heard it many times, but this time I listen to it and it completely wrecked me. Cory shares the story behind the song and I and thought it was worth sharing today. Happy Valentines day:)
"God himself isn't reckless, but the way He loves in many regards is quite so..
What I mean is this - He's utterly unconcerned with the consequences of his actions with regards to his own safety, comfort or well-being.
His love isn't crafty or slick.
It’s not cunning or shrewd; in fact, all things considered, it's rather quite childlike. And, might I even suggest, at times, it's downright ridiculous.
His love bankrupted heaven for you and me.
His love doesn’t consider himself first.
It isn’t selfish or self-serving.
He doesn’t wonder what he’ll gain or lose by putting himself on the line. He simply puts himself out there for the chance that you or I might look back and give him that love in return.
His love leaves the 99 to find the one every time. Too many think this is a foolish concept. What if he loses the 99 in finding the one?
What if, finding that one lost sheep is and always will be supremely more important.
His love isn't cautious.
It’s a love that sent his own son to die a gruesome death on a cross.
There’s no Plan B with the love of God.
He gives his heart to us so completely, so preposterously and when we miss it, He keeps giving himself to us again and again and again
Make no mistake; our sins do pain his heart. 70×7 is a lot of times to get your heart broken. Yet, every time we turn, He opens up and allows us back in every single time.
His love pursued me when I hated Him because I thought my debt could never be paid.
No, He doesn't care what it will cost him. He is willing to pay any amount to have your heart whole again.
His love saw me broken down, with regret as deep is the ocean. My innocence of youth poured out like water. This is where He found me. He put me on his shoulders and carried me home. He's just that good. He’s the kind of Father that never gives up.
There’s no shadow you won’t light up, no mountain you won't climb up, coming after me.
There’s no wall you won’t kick down, no lie you won't tear down coming after me." - Cory Ashbury
"Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
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." - Luke 15 1-7
