“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief:
when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he
shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his
knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their
iniquities.” (Isa 53:10-11 AV)
What
kind of love would see the bruising of one’s only Son as a pleasure? Considering this bruising is on behalf of a
world in rebellion against the Father who is experiencing pleasure, them makes
even less sense. The only explanation is
divine love. Divine love for the sinner
at the expense of His own Son’s welfare.
To think that a father would take pleasure in the torture and death of
his own son on behalf of people who didn’t even care to know him is unfathomable. This love is beyond our own
comprehension. The love which the Father
and the Son have for the sinner cannot be understood. Not in this life, or the next.
I
have three sons. These sons are very
precious to me. Like any normal parent,
I favor my three sons over any other child.
When I felt they were not being treated fairly, I advocated on their
behalf. When it came to sports, I rooted
for my three sons more than any other child.
Even if that child’s parents were close friends or acquaintances. Such was the case when they played on the
same High School basketball team. Since
my three sons played together quite a bit during summer caddy season, they knew
how to communicate as a team. They would
regularly dominate the basketball court at the local golf club caddy shack
during down times in between loops. This
translated to success on the basketball court in the High School sports
season. This did not sit well with other
parents. They wanted their sons to
rotate in and out with as much frequency as my boys. If the coach was not so focused on winning,
that may have been the case. And
probably should have been. However, as a
proud parent, I rooted for my sons to have as much playing time and success on
the court as anyone. Sacrifice their
success for others who may not appreciate it?
Take the criticism and judgmentalism when they are only trying to help
out the team? Become the focal point of
prejudice and hatred from others who did not even like them for the sake of
making all those who belonged winners?
Needless to say, I wasn’t pleased.
I was proud, but not pleased.
The
difference is divine love. Love that we
cannot understand. Love that says He
takes pleasure in the sacrifice of His only Son and the abuse at the hands of
those who would never appreciate it that some might repent and believe. It is divine love unlimited and without
prejudice that finds pleasure in the completely selfless act of death for those
who disdain him. What amazing love!
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