Why? Because He loves you, because He loves you - that’s why. We’ve got this weird compartmentalization thing that happens where you don’t think God sees all that you are, or that if He could or if He somehow knew who you were going to be, He wouldn’t have gone to the cross. Um, listen: God knew you were going to be messy! Christ knew you were going to be messy! God knows you’re going to screw up often. He knows you’re going to be drawn to things that are wicked. That’s what the cross is all about! The whole point of the cross is that you’re going to fail and you’re going to stumble and you’re going to feel dirty and you’re going to feel awkward. The whole point of the cross of Christ is that there be this mighty picture of His love and pursuit of you, despite you. So the cross is necessary because of you. But it’s also the picture we have of just how far God is willing to go because He loves you.
(via justgottahavesomefaith)
