I am a part of a Community Bible Study class and we are studying the Gospel of John this year. I love studying God’s Word…it’s one of my favorites.
When we did the lesson on the first half of John 2, I came to a deeper appreciation of the first public miracle of Jesus, even though the public that beheld the sign of Jesus turning water into wine, was a small and limited public. I love the idea of Jesus being at a wedding with family and friends. I love the idea that Jesus engaged with people on many different kinds of occasions. It got me thinking about the many things Jesus did when He became flesh and lived among people. I wrote some of the things down and here they are.
Jesus, the God for All Occasions
Jesus went to parties. (John 2:1-11)
Jesus crashed funerals. (Luke 7:11-15)
Jesus hosted picnics. (Luke 9:14-17)
Jesus took friends fishing. (Luke 5:4)
Jesus grilled out. (John 21:9)
Jesus rode in boats. (John 6:21)
Sometimes Jesus went to sea and didn’t bother taking a boat. (John 6:19)
Jesus calmed storms. (Luke 8:24)
Jesus sent to synagogue. (Luke 4:15-16)
Jesus went to prayer meetings. (Luke 11:1)
Jesus took walks. (Luke 19:1, 4)
Jesus liked gardens. (Mark 14:32)
Jesus hung out by the pool. (John 5:2-7)
Jesus worked. (John 5:17)
Jesus paid taxes. (Matthew 17:27)
Jesus forgave sins. (Mark 2:5)
Jesus played hide and seek. (Luke 19:5, 10)
Jesus held children. (Mark 10:16)
Jesus wrote in the dirt. (John 8:6, 8)
Jesus never stoned anybody. (John 8:11)
Jesus remodeled houses. (Luke 5:18-20)
Jesus got tired. (John 4:6)
Jesus got thirsty. (John 19:28)
Jesus took naps. (Luke 8:23)
Jesus got up early. (Mark 1:35)
Jesus stayed up late. (John 3:2)
Jesus healed the sick. (Luke 4:40)
Jesus raised the dead. (John 11:43-44)
Jesus talked to priests. (John 18:19)
Jesus talked to lawyers. (Luke 10:25-37)
Jesus loved His enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
Jesus confided in His friends. (John 15:15)
Jesus wore sandals. (John 1:27)
Jesus washed feet. (John 13:5)
Jesus ate supper. (John 13:2)
Jesus cooked breakfast. (John 21:12)
Jesus folded His laundry. (John 20:7)
Jesus was a man of few words. (Matthew 27:14)
Jesus was a man of many words. (Matthew 5-7)
Jesus laughed. (Luke 10:21)
Jesus wept. (John 11:35)
Jesus touched the untouchable. (Luke 5:13)
Jesus loved the unlovable. (Mark 5:2-20)
Jesus loved His mom. (John 19:26-27)
Jesus missed His Dad. (Mark 15:34)
Jesus was born in a stable. (Luke 2:7)
Jesus died on a tree. (Mark 15:37)
Jesus rose from the dead. (John 20:17)
Jesus took a direct flight to Heaven. (Mark 16:19)
And Jesus said He would come back for us soon. (John 14:3)
Jesus loves you and Jesus loves me. (John 3:16)
Jesus is the God for all occasions. (Matthew 28:20b)
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