Give Me A Living Jesus

The phone rang and I heard the sweet voice of Sis Opal Keen crying on the line....

Brother Smith, they stole my Jesus!

Turns out that Sis Keen had a plastic nativity she had been using for years and somebody came by and stole parts of it from her yard....

The newspaper came out and she made the front page as she cried about her stolen Jesus.....

Only Sis Keen!!!!

This plastic Jesus caused me to think....

A Jesus that can be stored away in the shed for most of the year....

This Jesus who would need to be dusted off after an eleven month nap.....

This Jesus who is only needed at a convenient and fun time of the year.....

This Jesus that if stolen can be replaced down at Wal-Mart!!!

This is not the kind of Jesus that I need....

Rather....

Give me a living Jesus!!!!

A Jesus that cannot be stuffed in a box....

A Jesus that cannot be stuffed in the attic or shed.....

Give me a Jesus that invades my space....

Give me a Jesus that turns dark to light.....

Give me a Jesus that expects no less than my best....

Give me a Jesus that demands that I love others.....

Give me a Jesus that still hates sin but loves the sinner....

Give me a Jesus that did not stay in the manger....

Or grave!!!

Give me a Jesus who still speaks through His Word....

And HIS man.....

Give me a Jesus that still changes lives...

Give me a Jesus that changes circumstance....

Give me that Jesus that re-creates that which is flawed.....

Give me a miracle working Jesus....

Give me a Jesus that can save my family.....

Give me a Jesus that brings joy in the midst of storm....

Give me a living Jesus!!!

While others store theirs away next week.....

Let my Jesus be a well spring of living water issuing from my inner most being....

Let my Jesus have control of my life....

My Jesus can have control of me....

Some will be content this season with a plastic or plywood or blow up Jesus....

But not me....

Give Me A Living Jesus!!!!

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Comment by Hugh & Denise Plappert on December 24, 2008 at 7:36am: Jesus came so He could let us know we were special and important to Him. Does Jesus live in us and do we take the MOST depressing time of the year (Chrsitmas) to let others know that they are special and important to US. If they are not special or important to us, then how can they know they are special and important to Jesus?

Thanks for your word.

Hugh

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