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“THINKABOUTIT” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Thursday; July 24, 2008

          When we consider the life of Jesus it’s often easy to overlook the depth of His character.  When we open up the New Testament, the example of Jesus’ life is easy to find.  By reading His biography, we see how He made good choices; but, one of the more incredible elements of His life is how He led people.  For example, have you noticed how Jesus answered the “silly” questions His disciples asked Him?  In the midst of great trials, they wanted to know which of them would be #1 in His hierarchy.  As He was preparing to die for them, they asked if He would show them what God looked like. 

          Often we are critical of this shallowness; but, I think their willingness to ask these questions shows how safe they felt with Jesus by believing there were no “stupid” questions because Jesus forgave their ignorance and, patiently, answered them.  Let’s personify Jesus’ command to  “… love one another, even as I have loved you …” (John 13:34) by showing the same patience and forgiveness and allowing people to feel safe enough with us to ask “dumb” questions.

          Think about it!  For the Madison Avenue Church of Christ; this is Charlie Wharton.

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