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Bread From Heaven

Posted in Bread, Explanations, Jesus, Manna, Satisfaction, tagged on June 18, 2011| 2 Comments »

“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. [I am] the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.” – Jesus (John 6:35b, 49-50)

They all knew about manna — their ancestors were hungry and God nourished them with “bread” from heaven. It was God’s miracle through Moses, so different they called it, “Manna”, which literally means, “What is it?!”

When Jesus’ audience asked him for a miracle like Moses gave, he said he was the miracle itself.

Like manna was given by God to satisfy hunger, Jesus satisfies the gnawing hunger for something more. Unlike Moses’ manna which sustained a short while, eventually going stale, and breading worms, God’s true “living” bread is always fresh, satisfies for ever, and gives unending life.

Of course, they had problems with metaphors.

Sound Bite: Jesus is not the miracle worker, he is the miracle itself.
Prayer: Jesus, don’t just give me bread, be my bread.

– fritz@langgang.com
See also: “What He Is, Not What He Does” – June 9, 2011

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Is Jesus “Smart”?

Posted in Dallas Willard, Jesus, Quotes, Smart, tagged on June 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »

And they … wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.- Luke 8:25B

The world presents a false picture of Christ we dare not accept. He is presented as a religious figure, and maybe a very good one of his day but uneducated and unaware of modern science, day-to-day stresses of today’s life and jobs. The idea he is smart enough to direct how run a business, answer scientific problems, or conduct daily affairs is not even considered.

Don’t accept that!

Dallas Willard, Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, has a different take!

He is not just nice, he is brilliant. He is the smartest man who ever lived. He is now supervising the entire course of world history (Rev. 1:5) while simultaneously preparing the rest of the universe for our future role in it (John 14:2). He always has the best information on everything and certainly also on the things that matter most in human life. — The Divine Conspiracy (p. 95)

Soundbite: “The Lord of the universe is not stupid!”
Prayer: “Jesus, you are smart enough be my boss! Amen!”

– fritz@langgang.com

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How Jesus Gave Interviews

Posted in Jesus, tagged , on June 7, 2011| 2 Comments »

[B]e ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you…” – 1st Peter 3:15b

Reading Seth Godin’s blog entry from May 31st, ““How to be interviewed” started me thinking about how Jesus gave interviews; he did, you know – to Nicodemus, the woman at the well, the pharisees and sadducees. Jesus gave great interviews!

Some of the rules Mr. Godin mentioned are just what Jesus did:

  1. Jesus gave interviews, they weren’t taken from him. He was the one in charge, he was animated, interested in the topic and expressive.
  2. Interviewer questions and statements were not for answering but opportunities to talk about what he thought was important. When Nicodemus said, “We know you come from God …” Jesus ignored it completely and said, “You must be born again!”
  3. Everything Jesus said was “on the record” – there were no flippant, off-color, comments.
  4. Jesus was kind even when people made thoughtless comments or asked the same thing over and over.
  5. His answers were interesting, exciting and engaging.

Something to think about when people ask us questions.

– fritz@langgang.com

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