Mary smiled. She loved when her grandma was like this, when she was able to sum up all the godly wisdom of a lifetime and put it into a sentence or two. "what's the problem, Grandma?"
"People want to make Jesus into some Gandhi orRambo figure. A good teacher or a strong leader." She shook her head, and her eyes shone as they hadn't in years. "you know why Jesus had the power to resucue you, Mary Madison?"
Mary grinned. She knew, but she waited for her grandma's answer anyway.
"Because--" Grandma Peggy jabbed her bony finger in the air for emphasis--"Jesus is God Almighty. He is divine. " Her energy dropped off a bit. "The world can only be rescued by a divine power."
(from Karen Kingsbury's Divine)
Jesus is real! He is all powerful and the implications of the cross are priceless. May we never be so deceived as to think we can live life on our own, heal ourselves, make decisions in life, apart from Him.
THIS IS OUR HOPE! There is life and freedom in hoping and trusting in a divine Saviour. That which we cannot see with our eyes- His God-ness, His power, His life living in and through us by faith. We can so sense it- something in me that drives me- something that falls on me and changes me- what is it? Not my power, but HIS! Somehow it's real because I would not be in the place today without HIM.
Jesus is DIVINE!
