Tuesday, September 29, 2009

JESUS: THE CHALLENGE EVER BEFORE US

Jesus ruins everything. It doesn't seem to matter what we conclude or how our philosophy develops, this guy batters human thinking.

We would think it to be noble to complete a mile with an enemy. No. He wants two. Murder? Never. To talk bad about another....well, what's the big deal? Yet, Jesus slams us with truth too deep. Greet strangers? We find fatigue in just covering all those we already know.

Jesus is fascinating to me because he won't let any of us have a break. He wrecks our plans, our doctrines, and our assumptions. The Pharisees and lawyers constantly took him to task and he constantly turned the tables on the simplest of situations. Remember the immoral intruder who watered his feet with her tears while the host stood to the side rolling his eyes in disbelief?

We like (no, love) Jesus because of this portion of his nature. He shows us clearly how humanity fits into the kingdom slots. He will not make life easier. He will make life live! Jesus ruins man's educated conclusions about the nature of God. He insists we develop a perspective higher than what the herd-thinking has led us to believe.

There is a challenge ever before us. It isn't cultural change or political maneuverability. It is the stunning, even shocking, simplicity of the truth of Jesus for his call will always be backward to the human perception.

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