No Understudies Allowed
The Christian religion centers on the Bible’s teaching that Jesus became a man who lived and walked among humanity before dying on the cross and rising from the dead to rescue mankind from their sins. Have you ever wondered why He chose to do it that way? Since God is God, I’m sure He could have chosen a lot of different ways to heal us from the disease of sin and grant us access to heaven. So why did He opt to identify so closely with us? It’s amazing that He did so, but it’s also a bit confusing. Why all the drama of becoming human? Why weren’t the prophets and the Holy Scriptures enough? Why didn’t He dispatch angels to lead and guide us into truth? I think there is only one answer that fits: when it comes to love, understudies aren’t allowed. Matters of the heart can’t be delegated; they must be personally attended to. So by coming personally, Jesus was sending the message that it was all about love. Love leaves no room for someone else to stand in; that’s why love left heaven and came to Earth, and then left us with that same pattern to follow.
About Me
- Pastor Chris
- La Verne, California
- Chris Jackson began serving as senior pastor of Grace Church in September 2007. Prior to that he served as senior associate pastor at Freedom Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he pursued his continuing life passion to help believers and non-believers alike encounter the overwhelming force of God's life-changing presence and unconditional love. Chris is the author of Loving God When You Don't Love the Church and co-author of Praying Through Sorrows (an exposition on how to reconnect to life after loss written in the aftermath of the death of his first daughter, Alexis Grace, at three years old) and Second in Command—strengthening leaders who serve leaders. Chris and his wife Jessica, have been married for 13 years and in addition to Alexis (who is with the Lord), have two daughters, Amber and Madelyn.
1 comments:
To become God-like seems to unattainable. To become Christ-like, who lived as a human, felt as a human, died as a human is attainable. To see someone, who taught us to love completely, imperfect and perfect, it makes that love attainable to acheive. I am not capable of having pure love of Christ, I am far too human, but truly studying and feeling what I know is Christ-like love, I know what to reach for.
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