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What Does Jesus See?
When
Jesus looks upon my life,
What picture does He see.
Does He see His own reflection,
Or does He just see me.
Does
He see His likeness,
The product of His hand.
Or just another Christian,
Who never took a stand.
Does He see
a child of God,
A child that He set free.
Living life to honor Him,
Or does He just see me.
What about the
other folks,
I meet along the way.
Do I show them Jesus,
To brighten up their day.
When someone looks into
my eyes,
Can they truly see.
That calm and gentle peace of God,
That dwells inside of me.
When I reach out
and shake a hand,
Is He right there in my grip.
Can they feel that strength from God,
That steadies when I slip.
When
folks are in my presence,
Do they know His Spirit's there.
Can they see that He's the One,
Who guides me everywhere.
When
other people think of me,
What is on their mind.
Do they think of Jesus Christ,
So gentle and so kind.
I try
to be like Jesus,
Every single day.
Spreading love and kindness,
All along my way.
I'm afraid that I have
failed,
I could not pass the test.
Deep inside my heart I know,
I haven't done my best.
I have had to fight
my flesh,
Since the day that I was born.
It's always causing trouble,
And being such a thorn.
That's why His
Spirit dwells in me,
He's helping me to learn.
In every situation,
Where I need to turn.
He knew I'd never
pass the test,
That's why He took my place.
He gave His life to save my soul,
He suffered my disgrace.
Now
I try to be like Him,
I must present Him well.
So other folks will want His gift,
And turn their backs on hell.
Other
folks should see the joy,
That Christ has given me.
They should want to have it too,
Especially since it's free.
They
should begin to ask me,
What is it they must do.
Just how it is they go about,
Getting Jesus, too.
Then I
get to tell them,
This wondrous gift is free.
It only takes a humble heart,
A prayer on bended knee.
Someday
when I'm face to face,
With the Lord who set me free.
Will He see His own reflection,
Or will He just see me.
Written By:
BJ
Morbitzer
A man was sleeping one night
in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do,
and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.
The Lord explained that the
man was to Push against the rock with all his might... So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from
Sun up to sundown, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his
might!
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, f feeling that his whole day had been spent
in vain. Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts
into the weary mind: (He will do it every time)!
You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn't moved. Thus, he gave the man the impression
that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
Satan said, 'Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that
will be good enough.' That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a
matter of Prayer and to take
his troubled thoughts to The Lord. 'Lord,' he said, 'I have labored long and hard in Your Service, putting all my strength
to do that all which you have asked. Yet,
after all this time, I have
not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong?
Why am I failing?'
The Lord responded compassionately, 'My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you
that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you
that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me
with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed.
But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back shiny and brown; your
hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much,
and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock, but your calling was to be Obedient
and to push and to exercise your Faith and trust in My Wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock.'
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He Wants, when
actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him.
By all means, exercise the Faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God Who moves The Mountains.
When everything seems to go wrong............................. P.U.S.H.
When the job gets you down............................................ P.U.S.H.
When people don't do as you think they should.......... P.U.S.H.
When your money is 'gone' and the bills are due........ P.U.S.H.
When people just don't understand you........................ P.U.S.H.
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