Sometimes I find it difficult to answer the question: "What would Jesus do?" Too often I find myself looking for some specific example of Jesus' actions that I can use to convince myself that being proud, self centered, or rude is really my best course of action at the time. Jesus got angry. Jesus put those who were wrong in their place. But Jesus was also perfect. Even in his anger he did not sin, and he never took it upon himself to humble those who were already down.
So for me the challenge is to stop trying to prove my point, and start pointing to God.
"...even Christ didn't please himself..."
-Romans 15:3
Even the Son of the Most High, who was there "in the beginning," did not look to please himself. His aim was always to serve his father, and to serve his body, the church. This should also be our aim.
So how do you do that? How do you put yourself third, behind God and everyone else? Would you say you are "at peace" with Christ and his church?
Looking forward to Sunday,
John
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I find it all to true in my own life too John. And the sad part is, that when I seem to seek justification through the actions of Jesus, it is most often when I'm in a conversation with someone about our life habits (spiritually speaking).
But I've thought to myself many times that the phrase "What would Jesus do?" means more than to justify my actions. It means to me that with everything I do, think, say, and want, I should do with a mental vision of Jesus sitting next to me either smiling at my decisions or looking hurt (not so much disappointed) because He loves me so much and knows all things.
Everywhere I go, everything I do, everything I say and everything I think should be done to give Him glory.
And with that I cannot say I'm at peace with Christ or the church, because even though I start out right in giving Him glory. By the end of the day I've tried numerous times to get glory for myself without thinking first. And thus drawn myself away from the peace and communion I had with Jesus when the day began.
My goal now is to seek Him at all times and to try and stay focused on His presence with me always.
Love you guys
TimmyD
John and Tim, you guys are a wonderful reflection of what it is to be a servant of Christ. I feel that part of my walk as a Christian is the realization that I will fail on my own, and that that is precisely the reason that I need Jesus in my life. The day that "I feel that I feel that I am doing everything on Earth like Christ would do, is the day that I hope my Christian Brothers and Sisters graciously slap me back into reality"
See You Sunday,
Matt
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