Top 20 Ways I Am Not Like Jesus, among many others…

  1. I wouldn’t have talked with Satan.  I would have fought him ‘end times’ style.
  2. I wouldn’t have chosen Judas or Peter.
  3. I wouldn’t have ended with one wedding party.  Jesus Water business!
  4. I would have rescued John the Baptist.
  5. I would’ve eaten during every Sabbath right in front of the leaders.  “Hey Caiaphas, could you pass me the lamb?”
  6.  I wouldn’t have spoken in parables.  I’d have spoken plainly.  “What are you doing?”
  7. I would’ve talked more ‘trash talk’ to the storm.  “Ooo, big scary storm!”  I’d have turned it on/off again just to scare the disciples.
  8. I would’ve pushed off the bleeding woman and rushed off to save the kid. 
  9. I would’ve fed the whole world and have given it a continual source of nourishment until the end of time.
  10. I wouldn’t have put up with the Pharisees.
  11. I wouldn’t have spoken so harshly to the Syrophonecian Woman.
  12. I would’ve done miracles with a little more style.  Call out for a crowd, door prizes, etc.
  13. I would’ve constantly kept name dropping after the transfiguration.  My bro’s!
  14. I would’ve made more of a show during exorcisms.  Maybe karate casting…
  15. I would’ve destroyed the perverse/wicked/evil people and delivered my people from Rome.
  16. I would’ve made everyone rich.
  17. More karate at the temple for a black belt cleansing.
  18. I would’ve talked more trash to anyone who would question me and then do a miracle showdown.
  19. I would’ve dubbed the teacher of the law who answered wisely as a replacement disciple.
  20. Crucifixion?  No way!

If I was Jesus, mankind wouldn’t be saved, and we’d still be under the law.  I’d still be alive healing and helping the world.  It would probably be a mix between the king the Jews wanted and a Marvel superhero.

My wife didn’t want me to think this way and would rather me consider ways I am like Jesus.  But I told her I’d rather see the mysteries of His plan.  His plan IS a source of nourishment until the end of time, the bread of life/living water.  He is the fulfillment of the Wisdom of God, worthy to be praised.  I wouldn’t have bothered with prophecies.  Only He held the keys to God’s plan, I wouldn’t know what to do with them, nor do what was necessary to pave the way for our salvation.

I know it’s a backward way to get there, but even wrapping my mind around what He did and why brings me to worship.  Amen.

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