My Jesus
In your hearts revere Christ as Lord. 1 Peter 3:15 NIV - - It’s His church, not ours. - No good without Him!
The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 ESV
When we exclude Jesus we set ourselves up for drama, disappointment, and ultimately disaster.
Faith is neither dependent on, nor devoid of, empirical evidence.
You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me. John 20:29 NLT
The decline of the New Atheists’ particular brand of hyperbolic anti-religious fervor does not necessarily signify a rise in religious faith or belief in God. - Alister McGrath (The Dawkins Delusion)
We’re called to lean in and lead the way to Jesus.
Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 ESV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3 ESV
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 ESV
The presence of problems can never overpower the presence of Jesus.
#SeeTheEmptyTomb
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 ESV
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 ESV
You see your regular failure, Jesus see’s your road to redemption.
You see your consistent struggle, Jesus sees your willingness to fight and never give up!
You see yourself as a chump challenged by brokenness you think you may never overcome.
Jesus sees you as champion who wins not only for you but for others!
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 ESV
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved. Ephesians 2:4-5 ESV
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
Jesus pursues us to love us.
The love of Jesus is the most obvious and consistent reality I’ve witnessed in this world.
Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
Psalm 36:5 NLT
Through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see, such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Colossians 1:16-17 ESV
Jesus holds everything in the universe and beyond together, including me and you.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NLT
Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. Psalm 139:7-10 ESV
The truth about Jesus, who He is and how He loves, is the most important truth that any human can ever know.
POEM
Jesus
With us and for us
He finds us and binds us
He holds us together with His love
He sees us and frees us
Never does He leave us
He heals us with power from above
No hope we have without Him
Never should we doubt Him
His fingerprints are everywhere we look
And even when wouldn’t trust Him
In fact our choices surely hurt Him
Still He gave His life, because that’s what it took
To forgive and to restore
To a place that’s better than before
Now graced to come into the presence of the King
Nothing we did to earn such grace
It was His choice, He made the space
Even when He knew we had no gift to bring
So now we give ourselves for others
Just like the Jesus our big brother
Praying they will see Him in the love we show.
May our journeys give Him glory
As He redeems our broken stories
So those who see will trust the Savior we now know