Meditate On
Presenting the Real God
When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes
followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You
are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus put out His hand and touched
him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:1–3
There is so much wrong believing today about who Jesus
is. I am asking you to throw out every idea, concept, and picture that you may
have of a “religious” Jesus. Allow me to introduce the real Jesus to you, for
this is where it all begins. I’m not talking about the religious Jesus you may
have heard about growing up, but the real Jesus who walked along the dusty
streets of Jerusalem and upon the raging waters of the Galilee.
He was the one whom the sick, the poor, the sinful, the
down and out, and the outcast instinctively gravitated to and felt at ease
with. He was God in the flesh and He manifested God’s tangible love. In His
presence, those who were imperfect didn’t feel fearful of Him, or sense judgment
or condemnation from Him. To those who sought Him for healing, restoration, and
supply—no matter what their past or background—He always extended a loving,
compassionate heart and hand to them and oversupplied their need.
Contrary to what a lot of people think, you don’t have to
be “religious” to have access to God and His help. In fact, the less
“religious” you are, the better. The real Jesus didn’t come to bring a new
religion. He didn’t come to be served and waited upon. No, He came to serve, and
serve He did.
The real Jesus created the universe with one command and
orchestrated the paths of each planet so that none would collide. He had every
right to demand service from those He created, yet He supplied service. He
bowed down and with His own hands washed the grime and filth from His
disciples’ feet. Those same hands would later be pierced with coarse nails at
the cross, and He would with His own blood wash us of the grime and filth of
all our sins by taking them upon His own body. What a far cry from the
condemning, judgmental, faultfinding God whom many have portrayed Him to be!
This is the true Jesus—totally unlike what many of us
have been taught about God. He is willing and able to meet your need today and
love you into wholeness.
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
