Forgiven. Loved. Adopted. Peace. Strength. Purpose. ALIVE FOREVER! Sounds like a good life, IT IS! Wisdom, courage, faith, joy-filled all come from HIM, Jesus. Do you know what this means? Jesus is amazing! There, I said it; HE is simply the best.
I was speaking with a group of students, and we were talking about Jesus (best person to talk about ever), and one of the students asked the question; “Why should I trust that a guy who lived thousands of years ago can run my life any better than I can today?” Bingo! This is the million-dollar question for us all. We talked about the resurrection of Jesus. That after three days his dead, tomb, and grave clothes and Roman soldier surrounded vacant body came alive. He conquered death. The lights came on for my friends. Over time, the conversation shifted from “Why should I trust Jesus?” to “How can I grow my trust in Jesus?”
With the Resurrection of Jesus as the cornerstone of trust, one of the students commented, “Jesus is a pretty smart dude.” I went home that night with that phrase entangled in my heart and mind. “Jesus is a pretty smart dude.”
Think about it, Jesus is simply smarter than we are? What he knows how to do is so amazing. Let’s take a look at a small list.
Jesus knows how…
To alter the molecular structure of water to alter its buoyancy without changing its form.
To connect the tissues and cells, and blood vessels with a touch and replace a severed ear.
To spit on the ground and make mud (we can do this). And then to take the mud, medical grace mud, that restores macular (eyes) brokenness and gives sight to the blind. (We cannot do this)
To remove leprosy with a touch.
To see inside the brokenness of a prostitute and heal her with a word. And with a word report what was broken and give purpose.
To take a small lunch and feed thousands upon thousands with a basket full of leftovers.
I do not know how to do any of these things - but Jesus does, without a lab, without a book, without years of study and degrees, without strenuous effort - Jesus is a pretty smart dude!
Do you know what this means? It means that we cannot outsmart him. It means that the messes we have are not beyond him, he is never overwhelmed by our lives (We are at times), and that he is smart enough to ALWAYS know what to do. Of course, going full circle, there is that being dead and alive thing He did. Can I trust Jesus to run my life? Yes, and the reason is He is smarter.