How Do You See Jesus?

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  I’m a very shy and introverted person by nature. I’m better when I’m among people that I know well. Many people have told me that their first impression of me is a negative one because they think I’m unfriendly. At least some of them like me better once they’ve gotten to know me!   We all tend to form opinions about people when we meet them for the first time. It’s just part of human nature. Often our first impression completely changes once we’ve gotten to know them.   When I was little, the first impression I had of Jesus was a sort-of-superman with a halo around his head, who went about teaching people and doing all sorts of miracles. Those impressions changed as I got older. I saw Jesus travelling through the land, teaching in very measured tones, being very laid-back and holy, not letting anything bother him, loving those around him in a very spiritual way. That vision carried over to how I related to him.   I was reading Luke’s Gospel the other da...
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Toothache

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Have you ever had a really bad toothache? I know I have. The pain can be severe enough that you can’t function or think of anything else. Getting that tooth fixed or taken out may be a painful process but you look forward to it because you know that you will feel better afterwards. Now think about it. Your tooth is a very tiny part of your body but if it is decayed, it affects your total self.

 

None of us is perfect. Even the apostle Paul stated, “For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do – this I keep on doing” (Rom 7:18-19).

 

We may think that a bad or sinful habit isn’t really very important or that it doesn’t have any consequences. If that’s the case, we might want to take a time-out and ask God what He thinks about it. We can even ask Him to show us how our bad habits affect us. Be careful if you do that because the answer may be painful.

 

As we approach Christmas and the New Year, this is a good time to resolve to do something about our “toothaches” through the grace of God who desires to help and forgive us. As Paul later writes, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God – through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom 7:24-25).

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