An experience and a lesson

"God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."                     2 Corinthians 5:21

My family had an experience this week which ties a little bit into this verse from my daily devotion today. My youngest son who is 7 years old broke his elbow very badly on Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday he had surgery to place pins through the elbow at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Children that age get to choose a parent to walk back with them to the operating room as the anesthesiologist puts them to sleep for the surgery.

What an incredibly hard thing to go through. You stand there, not being able to help you own flesh as they slowly dose off. You are then told to go out to the waiting room and they will let you know when the surgery is done. My son was incredibly brave yesterday, never complaining and only saying he was a little nervous. Little did he know just how nervous and frightened his dad was. But God gave me strength which I had prayed for to be strong for him. The surgery went well and after about an hour of pain and confusion he was getting back to himself. What a blessing.

This, and the devotion today, got me thinking about how hard it was for God to watch as his sinless Son, Jesus, was crucified. Not only the crucifixion, but the torture He endured up to his death. My son's elbow was broken and had to be fixed. God's son was perfect, not broken. It was us that were and still are broken. Yet He sacrificed His Son to fix our broken lives as sinful beings. And He was not sent away to be told later when the procedure was over. He was watching as His Son was tortured to death.

The love I have for my children is indescribable. The love God has for us, His children is so much that it is hard to even comprehend. Let us all pray that we, too, can show that same love to our siblings here on earth.

God Bless your Friday.