Jesus was the Master of showing life while living. Some, even today, can move about obviously breathing and interacting with others; yet not really alive. Their calendars are alive; but spirits seem dead.
Jesus found us. He found some at a well. Others in a ditch. Still others butting uninvited into a party where he was guest. He found some of us in our search for him.
What did we find when he found us or we discovered him?
He believed in us. Jesus believes in us. This is mysterious, marvelous, and magic. Jesus believes in the "are nots" that we can "become". The Son is sure of our goodness buried within when we can't fathom he could see anything good.
When we discover we have been discovered to be of goodness because Jesus is certain it is there, we turn the tables to begin to believe in others who don't believe in themselves.
Here's what I often find when turning the tables. I will tell someone how good they are. Out of humility and definitive conviction, do you know what is mostly said back to me? Oh, you don't know the real me.
I've never met the pauper or the celebrity that I didn't know the pure real them. They are so wretched to the core that Jesus was beaten to a public pulp for them. That's how ungood they are. Yet, when he cleans up he really cleans up! Jesus set the woman at the well free. He sets us free.
We can turn the tables. We have been set free to set others free. Believe me everyone needs it.
When you wonder about your purpose in life, one of the more honorable deeds you have been called to perform is to believe the pitiful into power. This is a gigantic task, a feasible purpose, and a most rewarding fruit.
Turn the tables. Believe in others when they can guess of no reason why. You....will make a difference.
2 comments:
Excellent!
I saw you at a distance Terry but I am sorry I did not get to shake your hand at Pepperdine. Hope to at Tulsa or sooner ...
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