He Chose the Nails (What God Did To Win Your Heart)

He Chose the Nails (What God Did to Win Your Heart by Max Lucado
Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers

This book was provided to me free of charge by Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for my honest review. 

He Chose the Nails, What God Did to Win Your Heart.  The title says it all. 

The God of the Universe, the maker of the stars and sky, of all we see and don't see, became man and dwelt among us. And in order to win us, to create a relationship with us, and to make a way available to spend eternity with us, chose a cruel way for His son to die. 

He chose the nails.  He chose the cross. He chose the spear.  Even though it would cost His son, Jesus, His very life, He chose the pain, and suffering for us. 

God wasn't shocked when they mistreated His Son.  He wasn't surprised that they beat Him and put a crown of thorns on His head.  He wasn't surprised at the mocking or the hatred. 

What if we were God?  Would we have chosen the same fate for our Only Son?  I think not!!! But God knew the only way for all our sins to be forgiven was by the suffering and death of the only sinless human ever created.  So He chose the nails for us. 

Max Lucado's books are defintely my favorite non-fiction books.  I could read them all the time and get something new out of them.  The word pictures and life examples make them resonate with me long after I finish the books.  I recommend anyone getting this book, and reading through it carefully.  It will show you the love of a Holy God in ways you may never have imagined. 

Just think, He chose the nails just for you.