Friday, January 23rd: Mark 3:13-19
God's plan is interesting.
He comes in the form of man as Jesus, and then, decides to depend on man to help Him with His mission.
Really?
Does He know who we are? Is He aware of how quick to judgement and anger we are? How prone to frustration and annoyance? How emotional, flighty and insecure?
Well, He does, and if He doesn't, the whole Peter and the cock crowing 3 times will eventually clue Him in. Or how about Judas?
Yikes.
Why in the world would He think it's smart to choose from our stock people to carry His torch, and then to depend on us, to help see things through?
In my mind, the genius comes when we personalize it.
When we stop thinking about Jesus and the apostles and followers "out there" and instead, turn the mirror on ourselves and think, "I've got a role to play."
If that doesn't puff your chest out and get you ready for the day, I don't know what will.
He comes in the form of man as Jesus, and then, decides to depend on man to help Him with His mission.
Really?
Does He know who we are? Is He aware of how quick to judgement and anger we are? How prone to frustration and annoyance? How emotional, flighty and insecure?
Well, He does, and if He doesn't, the whole Peter and the cock crowing 3 times will eventually clue Him in. Or how about Judas?
Yikes.
Why in the world would He think it's smart to choose from our stock people to carry His torch, and then to depend on us, to help see things through?
In my mind, the genius comes when we personalize it.
When we stop thinking about Jesus and the apostles and followers "out there" and instead, turn the mirror on ourselves and think, "I've got a role to play."
If that doesn't puff your chest out and get you ready for the day, I don't know what will.