Let me count the ways:
- He showed me how to live. (And oh, how I wish I could walk in His sandals better.)
- He loved the unlovely–including me.
- He personified tenderness and strength.
- He saw fit to rescue me from despair.
- He cherished children.
- He risked.
- He obeyed.
- He walked dusty streets, experienced hunger, and gave Himself away. Every day.
- He defied the natural laws of physics. (Walking on water, anyone?)
- He sees me in the darkest places.
- He blessed the meek and those who longed for righteousness.
- He wasn’t staunchly religious, but He loved His Father.
- He healed lepers, but more than that, He touched them.
- He entrusted His mission to us. (How humbling).
- He bore fruit and instructed us to do the same.
- He did ordinary things–fished, ate, hung out, chatted.
- He gave His life willingly, but struggled also.
- He defeated sin and death and the devil’s schemes.
- He multiplied food.
- He intercedes for us today, sitting at the right hand of the Father. I can think of no better intercessor.
- He was the smartest genius who ever lived, but He told simple, yet profound stories.
- He laughed.
- He cried.
- He got angry.
- He thirsted.
- He hungered.
- He rebuked waves.
- He embodied servant leadership.
- He wasn’t concerned for His own reputation, only the reputation of His Father.
- He scared away screaming demons.
- He gave words to the silenced.
- He opened the ears of the deaf.
- He caused the lame to walk and the blind to see.
- He loved poor people.
- He embodied, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
- He found me, healed me, set my feet on a rock.
- He was irresistible.
- He loved the crowds with compassion right down to each and every person.
- He crossed over cultural barriers.
- He empowered the weak.
- He praised those who others would overlook.
- He preached an upside down kingdom where the first are last, the last first.
- He saw my utter neediness, my emptiness, and filled me full.
- He became my Daddy when I had none.
- He perplexed the proud.
- He confounded those who were wise in their own eyes.
- He helped widows.
- He beautified everyday life.
- He got blisters, I’m sure, as he walked the roads of Palestine. All for you and me.
- He who made the earth and everything in it stooped to become a human so He could empathize with our weaknesses.
Oh, how I love Jesus. I bet you could count the ways, too. Feel free to add to this list. Maybe we could reach 100 today. Or 1000.
0 Comments