Love
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
A young man attempted to rescue his parents
from their burning home but was unsuccessful. The injuries he sustained from
the fire left his face marred and forced him into isolation from others and the
one who loved him most. His wife. In a desperate attempt, his wife sought the
help of a well-known plastic surgeon, hoping to restore their relationship. The
doctor after hearing her story and understanding her husband rejecting help
refused her case. In desperation, the wife asks to have her face scarred like
her husband. The doctor informed her it would be unethical, and the wife returned
home broken-hearted.
The next day, while on her knees at prayer,
there was a knock at the door. To her surprise, the doctor was standing on the
other side. She invited him in and he ask to speak to her husband. She led him
to a closed door and he knocked. The voice on the other side told him to leave
he wanted to see no one. The doctor told him he was a plastic surgeon and could
help him. There was no reply. After a moment of silence, the doctor informed
him his wife had visited him and she wanted her face to be like his. A moment
later the door opened and a tear-stained face appeared. With a trembling voice he
said, “She will do that for me?”
Humanity’s scar of sin has separated us from
God. Because of his longing for love and companionship with man, He became
flesh and took the scars of sin. His battered body hung on a cross to pay for
the scar of sin. His death and resurrection set us free from it.
*From Dr. David Jeramiah. Rewritten to shorten
story line.
Louis Edwards
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