Helmut Thielicke (1908-1986), German pastor and author:
[The gospel] comes into our life as an amazing surprise. That there
should be someone like Jesus, that he should gain the Father's heart for
us, that he should rescue us, from the frustration of our personal
lives and snatch us away from this horrible vegetating on the edge of
the void--all this is indeed a tremendous surprise.
--The Waiting Father: Sermons on the Parables of Jesus, 36
Are you surprised that the gospel came into your life? Have you ever
been amazed that there is someone like Jesus? Jesus who rescued us from
the frustration of our personal lives. Who rescued us from living on the
edge of the void which we would surely have fallen into if not for
Jesus. Are you really surprised that God saved someone like you? You
should be! I know I am.
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