I feel a LOT older than I really am…and read stuff like this – breathe out bad and sin – and breathe in the Salvation and Spirit of Jesus Christ my Savior…
http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/25390
Steve Brown: Where Is Jesus In This?
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 • 1:52 pm
From KeyLife, where there is more:Do you know what happened? Between the time I read the book and the time the pins, bumper stickers and bracelets came out, I came to a more realistic assessment of me as well as an awareness of how terribly much I needed God’s grace and mercy. I was a lot older and a bit wiser. When I was young I had not failed nearly enough nor sinned nearly big enough to understand that Jesus is Jesus and, even if I knew what Jesus would do, I probably wouldn’t or couldn’t do it.
But maybe more important, I found out that Jesus likes me anyway.
Pastor in his twenties: “Lord, let me win the world to Christ.”
Pastor in his thirties: “Lord, let me win my city to Christ.”
Pastor in his forties: “Lord, let me win my church to Christ.”
Pastor in his fifties: “Lord, don’t let me lose too many.”
Pastor in his sixties: “Lord, hold on to me tight.”I’ve decided that I like “widget” better than WWJD.
Let me explain.
This morning, my friend, Lea Clower, told me about “widget.” That is how it’s pronounced. The letters are WIJIT. Those letters stand for “Where Is Jesus In This?”I’ve been thinking about that all morning. In fact, it’s so good I’m thinking about having someone make bracelets, bumper stickers and pins…and marketing those in Christian bookstores.I could make a fortune.
It’s a great question. And it’s a freeing question for the New Year. This year, I’m going to ask God to show me what he’s doing in my life, my family, my church, my community and the world and then, in so far as I can, I’m going to come alongside him.
Who knows? Maybe he will let me be a part of it.
Do you remember in John 1 when Jesus started his public ministry? Jesus walked by John the Baptist and two of John’s disciples, one of which was Andrew. John said that Jesus was the Lamb of God and then Andrew and his friend left John and followed Jesus. Jesus asked them what they were seeking and they didn’t answer the question. (Most of us don’t.) Instead of telling him what they were seeking, they simply asked Jesus where he was staying.
Jesus said, “Come and see.”
Then the disciples followed him to where he was staying and “stayed with him that day.”
I can do that!
And then there is another incident. John the Baptist is in prison and facing his death. He wonders if it’s been worth it and sends his disciples to Jesus to see if Jesus is really the Messiah and worth John’s death. Jesus says to John’s disciples, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them” (Luke 7:22-23).
I can do that too!