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.
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He loves me, just as I am and I'm a mess!
He doesn't care if I "do a good job." Only if I keep my eyes on Him.
He thought I was worth it...
He rejoices over me with singing. Zeph 3:17
He said "blessed are the poor in spirit," which means that there is room for me in God's kingdom.
He offers me grace, over and over and over again.
He got super duper angry.
He raised people from the dead.
He took care of his mom.
When He looks at us, His compassion is stirred.
He asked good questions: insightful questions that got right to the heart of the matter--and right to the heart of the person.
He asked good questions: insightful questions that got right to the heart of the matter--and right to the heart of the person.
He unselfishly put himself last and others first, expecting nothing in return.
Mary, I just found this. I'm not adding yet but i cut and pasted and formatted in BIG letters and your list is going to hang on my fridge and i'm sending to some of my friends...giving you credit, of course, and encouraging them to go to your blog site. thanks!
when my 8 year old grand son Garrett and i end our phone conversations, he says, "I love you Grammy" i say "I love you too, Garrett and Jesus Loves you!" and he says, "Jesus loves you too, Grammy" we've been doing that for over a year now.
I love everyone's additions! And Cheryl, I'm glad you're posting it on your fridge!
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