The Sublime

The sublime: absolutely great, tending to inspire awe.

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you read those words?

I asked this question to some friends and these are a few of their answers:

"Sunsets."

"Artists."

"Hurricanes."

For me several things come to mind, breathtaking sunsets/sunrises, looking out over the ocean, looking at a mountain range, looking at a starry nighttime sky, etc...

But three of the first things that come to mind are these:

1. A newborn baby, full God, yet fully man, in a dirty, filthy stable in Bethlehem.

2. The same baby, now a man, hanging on a cross, dying, bloody, and beaten beyond recognition.

3. An empty tomb. Where the same man was buried, but no longer is His body there, for death has been conquered and He is risen!!!

This inspires awe in me, because He did all of this for me. And He did it for you...

The Sublime: The Lord Jesus Christ.