What A Wonder

We all had a good laugh years ago at the “Here’s Your Sign” comedy. The comic called attention to the oft common, less-than-sensical (foolish, dumb, stupid) things we say and do. The cause and effect made us think and even say, “no wonder!”  There is most certainly a wonder of God’s Love for us!  Even when God regretted and was deeply grieved He had made man (Genesis 6:6) yet saved a remnant (Noah and his family) from an earth-cleansing flood, for example, His Love for the best of His creation is a wonder.  Paul David Tripp writes, “Now it simply defies redemptive logic to allow yourself at any moment in your life to think that God would go to the extent that He has gone to provide you with Salvation and then lose you along the way.”  What extent?  This week we focus on and celebrate The Event of all events in history: God sent His Only Son to satisfy justice for man’s sin against The Creator. Furthermore, Jesus said, “My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of The Father's hand.” (John 10:29). You see, we have a definitive Sign of God’s Love-Mercy-Grace: His Name is Jesus.  George Beverly Shea sang it beautifully, “O, the wonder of it all! The wonder of it all! Just to think that God loves me.” I encourage you day-by-day this Holiest of weeks to pause at the wonder of the cross, lift your head-hands-heart in praise for God’s wonderful Salvation!