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fore the eyes of the people. “For my
eyes have seen your salvation which
you have prepared in the sight of all
people,” (Luke 2:31 NIV). Jesus, fully
man and fully God, could have easily
shamed, judged, or obliterated all the
people. He did have a reason!
The crime of the century was a
strange story. “Christianity is the only view of life that presents a vulnerable God—a God who, in love and for
love, subjected Himself to be mauled
by His own Creatures. Someone had
to enter those dark woods of our own
making; someone had to descend into our self-chosen chasm; someone
had to find us and rescue us—even if
that meant dying in our place,” (Matt
Woodley). God’s love and justice met
at the cross. This crime was foretold
hundreds of years before it would
take place…evil was the cause for this
felony case…iniquity left more than a
trace…no pomp or frilly lace…the
green flag dropped to start the last
race…now people could accurately
see God’s face.
Racing has seen its share of cheating,
calamity and cover-ups, but it has
weathered the storms and people
still love it. Rules, regulations and rebellion have chased a small percentage of racers, sponsors, and
spectators away from what once was
their passionate desire.
Once the racing addiction grabs you,
it’s tough to let go. Unfortunately
this habit has been the cause of broken homes and friendships which is
like a crime…sticking like grime…can
be as sour as a lime…leaving you left
with only a dime…can’t be flavored
with a sprig of thyme…racing and impropriety surely don’t rhyme.
An ultra high-horsepower engine is
kind of like a crime in itself. You
spend lots of money. You buy all the
best parts. But there’s no guarantee
it will make it to the finish line. Rac-

ing can be like a burglar stealing your
hard-earned bucks in exchange for a
barrage of broken bearings and busted blowers while your endeavors
bleed dry your bank account.
We’ve all witnessed situations in racing thinking it was a crime. But was
that all-aluminum engine really an
innocent by-stander? It was designed
to churn out thousands of horsepower, and do whatever it takes to get
the job done. But things don’t always
go your way, nevertheless you survived the ordeal. But was it by your
own skill, wisdom, bank account, or
your ingenious and innocent plan?
Probably not!
But, God’s plan was truly genius considering all that was at stake. To us
humans, it looks heart-breaking for a
Father to sentence His innocent Son
to be a sacrifice for all the people
who were scheming to commit the
crime of the century. Most of the
people didn’t believe He was who He
said He was. They viewed Him from a
human viewpoint. Not from faith in
God.

But that's not right, oh no, what's the
story? But there's you and there's
me.”
You mean the crime of the century
was committed by you and me. Yes,
we’re all guilty of that heinous and
horrible crime in the first century of
crucifying Jesus Christ. But His crucifixion was a part of God’s plan for the
salvation of mankind. This crime was
accomplished to free you and me
from the stranglehold of LSD: Lust, Sin
and Death.
Sad but true…crime leaves you
blue…causes some to want to
sue…when they think they know a
thing or two…doesn’t help being on
the best crew…cause if you’re stuck in
crimes goo…it’s time to seek you
know Who…He’s the only One who
can take your old crime and make you
brand new!
[BTW – There is one more
“Crime of every Century.” It’s when
someone fails to receive Jesus Christ
as Lord and Savior!]

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It’s said, beauty is in the eye of the
beholder and the beauty of grace and
truth looked battered, bloodied, and
bruised that blustery day, but let me
tell you something brother, Jesus’
beat up body was broken for you!
As I often like to do, I design a column
around a favorite song. So check out
these lyrics from the song “Crime of
the Century” by Super Tramp.
“Now they're planning the crime of
the century, Well what will it be?
Read all about their schemes and adventuring, Yes, it's well worth a fee.
So roll up and see how they rape the
universe, How they gone from bad to
worse.
Who are these men of lust, greed and
glory? Rip off the masks and let's see.

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