In the Footsteps of Jesus

So opposite the stereotype
Power used only for others
Living definition of a hero
Jesus...a Man of joy!
Hanging on the cross
What a Guy!
He loves you SO much!
 

He always used His miracle power only for other people.

And did you ever notice how Jesus never used His power to destroy opposition or lavish Himself with luxuries?   He could turn five fish sandwiches into 5,000 and raise people from the dead; but never did He zap Himself a nice lobster dinner, or a cushy carriage, or anything like that—things most of us would do right away, given the chance.  Where did Jesus exercise His power to do anything for Himself?  Nowhere!  It must have blown the people’s minds to see it:  He always used His miracle power only for other people.  What kind of remarkable man would make such a remarkable choice?   Jesus, that’s Who.

His every move, every word, every healing, every rebuke, every drop of blood—an act of love!  From the moment He lay in the manger to the day He disappeared behind the clouds—all acts of love.  Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the Living God—simply, purely, completely, and unshakably on a mission of redemptive love!

Text and photo taken from In the Footsteps of Jesus, by Bruce Marchiano 
(p. 92, 147).  In Footsteps, Bruce takes readers on an intimate journey into the life of Christ as he describes the Jesus of joy he discovered while immersed in filming The Visual Bible™'s "Matthew."

In the Footsteps of Jesus.  Copyright © 1997 by Bruce Marchiano. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon  97402 and Visual Entertainment, Dallas, Texas  75248.  Used on www.LoveLavished.org  by permission.