That is when I thought about… LUNCH.
I thought about a two piece meal from KFC. It is very simple and easy. I walk up to the counter, tell the guy I want a two piece meal, hand him four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away, satisfied.
But in reality… he did actually have to tell the guy in back who slide it down the little silver slide, then he brought it over to me, I gave the guy four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
But in reality… the guy I gave the order to, let the cook know what I wanted, he dropped two pieces of chicken in the oil, cooked them to perfection, put them in a box, set the box on the little silver slide, it goes to the guy I ordered from, he took it from the little silver slide, brought it over to me, I gave the guy four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
But in reality… in the back of the restaurant a guy took the chicken out of a box, washed the chicken, rolled it in a secret formula coating, then the cook takes two pieces of chicken, puts them in the oil, cooks them to perfection, puts them in a box, sets the box on the little silver slide, it goes to the guy I ordered from, he took it from the little silver slide, brought it over to me, I gave the guy four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
But in reality… there was actually a guy who, unloaded boxes of chicken from a truck, put them into a cooler, then a guy goes to the back, opens the box, takes the pieces of chicken out of the box, washes the chicken, rolls them in a secret formula coating, then the cook takes two pieces of chicken, puts them in the oil, cooks them to perfection, puts them in a box, sets the box on the little silver slide, it goes to the guy I ordered from, he took it from the little silver slide, brought it over to me, I gave the guy four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
But in reality… there was a truck driver who went to a distribution point, picked up the chicken, drove the boxes of chicken from the distribution point to the store, a guy unloaded boxes of chicken from a truck, put them into the cooler, then a guy goes to the back, opens the box, takes the pieces of chicken out of the box, washes the chicken, rolls them in a secret formula coating, then the cook takes two pieces of chicken, puts them in the oil, cooks them to perfection, puts them in a box, sets the box on the little silver slide, it goes to the guy I ordered from, he took it from the little silver slide, brought it over to me, I gave the guy four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
But in reality… there was a chicken farm, that raised the chickens, loaded them onto a truck, sent them to a processing plant, who sent them to the distribution point, where a truck driver picked up the boxes of chicken, drove the boxes of chicken from the distribution point to the store, a guy unloaded boxes of chicken from a truck, put them into the cooler, then a guy goes to the back, opens the box, takes the pieces of chicken out o the box, washes the chicken, rolls them in a secret formula coating, then the cook takes two pieces of chicken, puts them in the oil, cooks them to perfection, puts them in a box, sets the box on the little silver slide, it goes to the guy I ordered from, he took it from the little silver slide, brought it over to me, I gave the guy four dollars, he hands me my food. The cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
But in reality... there was a chicken that DIED… so I could give the guy four dollars, he hands me my chicken cooked to perfection, the cost is not that expensive and I walk away satisfied.
The cost is not too expensive for me but for the chicken... DEATH.
This is the part we forget. This is what Jesus did. This is the cost for Jesus.
On Easter we celebrated His resurrection from the dead and it should be celebrated but… We should not forget what lead up to that.
He knew what was to happen, yet He still did it for you and me so we could quickly say, God I am sorry I messed up, please forgive me… Amen
Microwave forgiveness, painless, easy… That is what we like…
I’ll have the two piece meal.
