God came to us in Jesus Christ but we killed him. What does this say about us? It says that there is something within us that is deeply defensive against God. There is a claim that we stake on our own lives that we are vehemently jealous of. We like to be in control. But to maintain this sense of control we must vie with other people who share the same inclination. So, we are then forced to compete with one another. Most people, throughout human history, who were killed by other people, were killed in a grasp for control. So here, when God comes to stake his rightful claim on human beings as their loving father, when he calls them to give themselves over to his loving care, they respond defensively. Because the claim was so compelling and because there was something written in their hearts that witnessed to the validity of Jesus’ claim, they had to fight all the more vehemently against this. In a way, they were fighting against themselves. They were sabotaging their own souls by fighting against God. The death of Christ says a lot about the irrational and perverse nature of the human heart. But it says more about God. God knew it would end this way and yet he willingly submitted to the violence of man in order to save human beings from themselves. Whether you know it or not, there is much within you that resists and conflicts with God. The only way to end this conflict is to surrender.
Surrender yourself to God.
Read John 19:17-42
