To be honest, I’m amazed that God is a God of second chances. When he created everything and decided how it would all work, it truly amazes me that he made room for mercy. Any master craftsmen would most likely discard any material he works with that is marred and ugly. But not God, he continues to put love and mercy on display. This amazes me! It would be easy to say, “well, when God created humans he already knew the future so he knew we would need forgiveness”, but I’d say, “because he already knew the future before creating us failing humans, he could have scrapped the idea of us all together, but he didn’t, he went with us + mercy instead.” Again, amazing! He could have avoided so much pain by not creating us, but then he wouldn’t have gotten what he wanted most, and that is free will love. He longs for it! So much so that he created mercy so he could have it from us. For the third time I say, amazing! The creator God of the universe decided to die for his failing creation so he could share his love with us. Wow, now that is an amazing Easter story!