Just Like Jesus
Overview
Where did we get this idea that we can't change? From whence come statements such as, "It's just my nature to worry." "I'll always be pessimistic. I'm just that way." "I can't help the way I react. I have a bad temper." Such thoughts are not from God. He can no more leave a life unchanged than a mother can leave a tear untouched. His plan for you is nothing short of a new heart. If you were a car, God would want control of your engine. If you were a computer, God would claim the software and the hard drive. If you were an airplane, He'd take His seat in the cockpit. But you are a person, so God wants to change your heart. Max Lucado tells how God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you there. He wants you to have a heart like His. He wants you to be Just Like Jesus.
Top Highlights
“Remember, the secret of being just like Jesus is ‘fixing our eyes’ on him. Try shifting your glance away from the one who hurt you and setting your eyes on the one who has saved you.” (Pages 19–20)
“Worship is the act of magnifying God. Enlarging our vision of him.” (Page 82)
“He wants you to ‘think and act like Christ Jesus’ (Phil. 2:5).” (Page 2)
“In this case the one with the towel and basin is the king of the universe. Hands that shaped the stars now wash away filth. Fingers that formed mountains now massage toes. And the one before whom all nations will one day kneel now kneels before his disciples. Hours before his own death, Jesus’ concern is singular. He wants his disciples to know how much he loves them. More than removing dirt, Jesus is removing doubt.” (Page 18)
“he found purpose in the pain. Of the ninety-eight words Jesus spoke at his arrest, thirty refer to the purpose of God.” (Page 135)