Okay so the last time I sucked my thumb in public was probably when I was like 4. And no that does not make me a freak, because I am not talking about your typical freak but the world of freaks like me, Jesus Freaks. I, hopefully like most of you reading, am a freak for Jesus and here's why:
5. Jesus showed us the way to live and the way to love. Jesus lived with the poorest of the poor. Why? Because He chose them. He could have lived like a King but He lived like a slave and like the least among us. In Matthew 22:36 Jesus is asked what the greatest commandment in the law is and He replies "Love your God with all your heart, all your mind and all your soul. This is the first and greatest commandment. And a second is like it, Love your neighbor as yourself." This is awesome. It is summed up that the way to live is love and the way to love is to love God with every part of your being and to love your neighbor the same way!!
4. Jesus walked on water. Yeah, he did it. Matthew 14:25-27: And early in the morning He came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified saying "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said "Take heart it is I; do not be afraid!" This is one of the many signs that are written about that let you know that Jesus is Lord. He is the power forever and ever. Plus you have to admit, walking on water is pretty cool, and "freaky.
3. Jesus turned water into wine. No this isn't Chris Angel, this was real. In John 2:1-10 Jesus is in Cana of Galilee and is attending a wedding when the wedding runs out of wine. Jesus instructs that six stone water jars are filled with water and he turns it into wine. And not just any wine but the good wine. The chief steward doesn't know where it came from but says that usually they serve the good wine first and the bad wine later but that this wine, the wine Jesus turned from water, is the good wine. This was the first sign that Jesus gave to His disciples that He was the Son of God. Today we can see some really neat "tricks" or "magic" but this was real. This was "freak"y.
2. Jesus raised someone from the dead. I am a fan of zombie movies, but this is not what Jesus created. He literally took a dead man, Lazarus, and brought him back to life. Lazarus had grown ill. Jesus and his disciples were travelling when they got word of Lazarus being ill. Lazarus died and Jesus went to see Martha and Mary, who were Lazarus' sisters. Jesus asked them if they believed in Him and if they thought that Lazarus would rise again. They said yes that when the last days came that Lazarus would rise again. Jesus asked them to take Him to where Lazarus had been placed. Now remember he had been dead for four days. Jesus told them to move the stone away from the entrance to the tomb. Then Jesus thanks God for hearing him and says in a loud voice Lazarus come out! And out came Lazarus. Alive...pretty awesome and probably a little "freak"y.
1. The number one reason I am a Jesus Freak is because He died on the cross so that He could save me. That is the most awesome sing of love in the world. Nothing will ever compare to the suffering that He endured because He was a freak for me, you and the whole world. If for no other reason you should be a Jesus Freak for this. Jesus died for me and I would die for Him.
I am a Jesus Freak. Will you be one with me? Peace and God Bless.
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