Geeking Out Over Jesus

            After some much needed one on one time with my amazing disciple, Biz, I have decided to just let a Jesus loving cheese explosion happen all over this post.  Guys, I don’t know if you have picked up on this yet, but I LOVE Jesus.  I mean I love LOVE Jesus.  What is even more amazing than my love for Jesus is his love for me; his love for all of us!

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            Biz and I had a lovely conversation while driving to and from mass and Wednesday night dinner at the Catholic Student Center this week.  What it mostly consisted of was how incredible Jesus is.  Here are some of our musings.

Jesus was both fully human and fully divine.  This combo sounds like a dream come true, right?  Well, I was thinking about it and really it is the most challenging position any creature could be put in.  Jesus was fully human meaning that he had all the same temptations as us, yet he always chose obedience.  So on top of the fact that Jesus had to face temptation like the rest of us humans, he also had to face the temptation of using his divine power for his own benefit. He had the power to do literally anything he wanted. Still, he chose obedience.  How amazing is that!?  His love and respect for the Father and his love and mercy towards us outweighed his own pride (and let’s face it, if anyone ever had a right to be proud it would be Jesus).

Jesus had a real life average human job, he wasn't just the Messiah.  How cool would it be to have a table built by Jesus, and then later learn that he is God!  Also, why was Jesus not famous before is ministry?  I am sure that he was the best carpenter that ever existed, so he should have been widely known as a talented craftsman.  I wonder if somewhere deep in the ground there is buried an artifact of something that Jesus built. 

Finally, we geeked out over just how much God loves us.  Every breath we breathe is a gift from God.  This means that if God stopped thinking about us for a single second, we would die.  Our very existence relies on God paying attention to us.  How incredible is it that the creator and ruler of the universe cares about you!?  God loves us, he wants us to live, he wants us to enjoy life, and he wants us to have a relationship with him!  WOW!

Thank you so much for allowing me to indulge in my favorite pastime, freaking out about how great God is.  What are some of the things that really get you excited about God, or your faith? What are some of the random thoughts you have about God (in all/any of his forms) that you want to share?  Comments? Questions? Suggestions?  Please, drop me a line in the comments below!