Be Like Jesus

 

John 1:14 (ESV)

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son^[a] from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jesus took on flesh and lived with us in all the pain of this world. He did that so some would believe.  He knew not everyone would believe, but He did it so some could come into relationship with God.  He became like us so we could relate to Him. 

God calls us to be out and about in this world relating to those in darkness so they can believe.  Do you do that?

Our family volunteers at a facility for the intellectually disabled.  Many have difficulty with communication.  One young man in particular often hides in the corner.  Well, my mom made him a special project.  She maintained a proper distance, but prayed for a break through.  One day she went into the facility and twirled in circles, avoided eye contact all the time chatting to this guy.  She kind of looked autistic.  The staff giggled, but she did not care about that.  Week after week she persisted.  That guy began to gradually thaw.  Most weeks he was sitting at the table waiting for her performance.  It kept up. He was thawing for sure.  Then one day Mom saw him outside waiting for his ride when we went home.  She started in twirling and shared the Gospel.  By the end she was not twirling, but looking him in the eye, telling him about Jesus.  One other guy was out there listening, too.  We do not know for sure if they believed, but we all saw a change in those two.

 

That was Mom being like Jesus.  Now I challenge you to find a way to be like Jesus this advent season and share the Gospel. God will work, I am sure.