On Sunday, I told the story of Ferdinand Cheval. I realized something as I was sharing his story: I should have provided a visual aid. The good news is that the newsletter provides a great place to correct that simple oversight.
Ferdinand Cheval was a rural postman in France in the late 1800s. One day on his long mail route, he tripped over a strangely shaped stone. He picked it up, admired it, and suddenly remembered a dream he’d had about building a castle palace. So, he started collecting stones from his route.
Every day after delivering mail, he worked on his “palace” in his backyard. For 33 years, he kept building. When he finished in 1912, his creation stood 40 feet tall and 85 feet long—a full palace. Today it’s called, literally, the Ideal Palace, and people still travel to visit it.
In the picture, you can see his incredible castle. A visual aid can show just how relentless someone can be.
This visual aid is something most of you have seen before. We use this cross here at PSBC on Easter and other occasions. It reminds us that God’s love is relentless.
His relentless love points to Jesus—the ultimate embodiment of God’s relentless love. Jesus was innocent and righteous. His blood was shed. He died on the cross. Defeated death and rose from the grave. He became the ultimate hope for every Abel and every Cain—every sinner in need of grace.
He laid down His life for you on the cross. We didn’t do anything to earn it, and it’s not on us to maintain it. The cross is where relentless love meets our relentless sin—and here’s the good news: God’s relentless love wins.
His relentless love should lead us to remember, to worship, and to be humbled when we think about how He loves us.
A visual aid can show just how relentless God can be.
Prayer: God, thank you for relentless love. Teach us to share it with others in the same way you give love to us. In Jesus’ holy name we pray, Amen.