Come As You Are

Published: Feb. 24, 2022, midnight

b'People can do good, but there is only one person who did good all His life, and that\\u2019s Jesus. Even though He is fully God, Jesus came to live among us. He interacted and celebrated with different kinds of people, including the outcasts of society. Jesus was moved with compassion for a widow who had lost her son, and Jesus brought him back to life. Jesus healed a Canaanite woman\\u2019s daughter who was possessed by a demon, even though this woman was not a Jew (Jesus\\u2019s ministry started with the Jews and later expanded to all people groups). He healed a great number of people, always without payment. Jesus had compassion for thousands of people and fed them without condition. He did not condemn a woman caught in adultery; He forgave her. Greatest of all, Jesus died for our sins, even though we were His enemies, and He rose from the dead\\u2014making a way for us to live forever with Him!\\nJesus did other wonderful things mentioned in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). One of Jesus\\u2019s close friends wrote, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (John 21:25).\\nIn everything He does, Jesus reveals the heart of God the Father. He is good, and He made us in His image. We were created to love others as Jesus does. We were made to be kind. And even though sin has tainted our ability to do good, Jesus came to restore what\\u2019s been broken. As forgiven followers of Jesus, we can love others like Jesus loves us. His Holy Spirit is in us, empowering us to be kind, to forgive, and to bring hope.\\nThere are many ways for you to do this each day. Wherever you are\\u2014at home, at school, at work, in the community\\u2014you can help others. You can show people respect. You can share what you have. You can pray for others and invite them to draw closer to the Lord, the One who answers prayer. Once you\\u2019ve put your trust in Jesus, you can always choose to be kind because God has planted kindness in your heart. \\u2022 Golda Dilema\\n\\u2022 How can remembering Jesus\\u2019s love for you help you love other people? \\nTherefore, as God\\u2019s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRom.10.12|Luke.14.15-Luke.14.24|Acts.10.34-Acts.10.43'