Not a Zapper

Friends, I’ve been out of pocket caring for my husband who has had a few setbacks since his 7/7 spinal surgery. Thank you for your patience and mostly for your prayers for Keith’s recovery.

Are you struggling? Are you always worried that Christ is looking from heaven waiting to catch you mess up so He can zap you for something you do wrong? If so, today is a good day to rethink your view of Jesus.  That’s not who He is. Paul, a candidate for being “zapped” before he became a Christ follower, fills us in on what Jesus is like.  “I, Paul, myself urge you by the MEEKNESS and gentleness of Christ—” 2 Corinthians 10:1. When Paul refers to Christ as meek, he uses a word that means “mildness of disposition and gentleness of spirit.” In other words, Christ isn’t a cloud sitting Savior watching for someone He can zap if they take a wrong turn in life. Paul realizes Jesus could have zapped him dead on the Damascus Road but rather, Christ commissioned him to a new purposeful life. Our Savior is all-powerful, but He has a mild disposition toward us, not a “zap you if you mess us” disposition. He understands what it’s like to be human and struggle, to deal with daily life, problems, and stress. Relish your Savior’s meekness. Talk to Him. Read His wisdom truths in the Sermon on the Mount and keep reading through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Meditate on the precious words He brought us from heaven. They’re food for a sound mind and a steady course until we reach our ultimate destiny – heaven.