Daily Journal: 6 December

Accepting Jesus for

Who He Is

Jesus Christ.

Prophet.

Priest.

King.

Teacher.

Redeemer.

Mentor.

Brother.

Friend.

Saviour.

God.

Mark 6:2-6 (NLT)

The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?” Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honoured everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.” And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.

They were offended at Him because He wasn’t like them and they demanded He be less than who He was. Isn’t that just like people?

He couldn’t do any miracles except heal a few sick people! He still healed people when they couldn’t have otherwise be healed. Yet, He was limited because of the hardness of their hearts. Stupidity, isn’t it? They missed out.

I never want God to be amazed at my unbelief. I never want Him to say, ‘depart from me, I never knew you’. I never want Him to be ashamed of me in front of His Father because I was ashamed of Him here on earth. I never want Him to say, ‘I could have done so much more in your life but you just didn’t believe’. How terrible that would be.

I want to be greedy for the things of God. Supernatural things. Beautiful things. Faith-filled things. Empowered things. Small but mighty things. To see change in people lives – in my life. I want Him to move with freedom in my life. I want to be known in heaven for being open to Him. For having an unwavering heart after Him. I want to know every moment of every day I’m walking in the train of His glory.

Does that take courage? Maybe. But it shouldn’t. Surely, it just takes faith. And faith is based on trust and belief. And that, He is fully worthy of.

So Lord, forgive my unbelief, and help the limitations I put up like barriers to what you can do in me, through me, even because of me.

As I am accepting Jesus for who He is, I want to receive all of Him. I want to be led by His Spirit, knowing I am led, not ‘sensing’ or ‘feeling’; knowing.

John 10:27-28 (NASB)

My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.