Four Things I Love About Jesus

1) His Unlimited Power

Jesus has power like no

other. As I have watched
him take 5 loaves and 2
fish and feed 20,000
people, I am reminded
that He is the One who
provides for my needs and
the needs of my family
and the needs of my
church today.

As I have watched him talk to a storm and have seen it obey

him, I am reminded that even the weather answers to his
command. As I have watched him deliver a man who under the
possession of thousands of demons broke chains, cut himself,
and lived in tombsI am reminded of his sovereignty over even
my spiritual enemies.

Did you catch that last part? He doesnt just have the power to
feed a multitude from a little boys lunch, he doesnt just have the
power to stop a storm with his voice, he doesnt just have
ultimate power over spiritual darkness, he actually has power
over our greatest and final enemy, death itself. We literally have
the antidote for death. His name is Jesus. His power is unlimited!
2) His Unbounded Compassion
If Jesus were all power without compassion, he might not be
worthy of worship. After all, Hitler had a lot of power, but he used
it to destroy. But Jesus unlimited power is wed with his unlimited
compassion. And how thankful I am that these two characteristics
of Jesus will never be divorced from each other. I need an all-
powerful Savior who can conquer Satan, and sin, and death. But I
need an all-compassionate Savior who cares about my helpless
situation and acts on my behalf.

The same Jesus who wept at Lazarus grave is the same Jesus who
sees each of my tears. The same Jesus who raised a little girl from
her death bed, is the same Jesus who moments earlier stopped in
the middle of the road to seek out a suffering and shame-stricken
woman. His compassion is unbounded!

3) His Unrestrained Truth

A true friend will tell you if you have broccoli in your teeth.
Friends who tell us what we want to hear are a dime a dozen. But
friends who care about us so much that they tell us what we need
to hear are a rare jewel. We tend to remember the resolution to
Jesus calming the storm with warm fuzzies. But after Jesus
rebuked the wind (!) and spoke to the sea (!), he said to his
disciples, Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?. It was an
uncomfortable momentbut one the disciples never forgotas the
Creator looked them in the eyes with water dripping off his beard
and asked them why they did not trust in him.

If we read all of Jesus words in the Gospels,

not just the ones that we want to read, we will
be confronted with truths like Hell that we
need him to speak unreservedly about. Jesus
not only tells us the truth about our hearts
and eternity and our need for him, he IS the
truth (John 14:6). In a world of compromise,
his truth is unrestrained!
4) His Unmatched Grace
If Jesus were all power without compassion, he
might not be worthy of worship. After all, Hitler
had a lot of power, but he used it to destroy. But
Jesus unlimited power is wed with his unlimited
compassion. And how thankful I am that these
two characteristics of Jesus will never be divorced
from each other. I need an all-powerful Savior
who can conquer Satan, and sin, and death. But I
need an all-compassionate Savior who cares
about my helpless situation and acts on my
behalf.
When a deaf and mute man was brought to Jesus, this man who
had always been a spectacle was taken aside, one-on-one, so that
he could understand Jesus simple sign language and read Jesus
lips without distraction. This grace is yours today because this
Jesus is yours today. Through Jesus cross and resurrection, you
have the grace of forgiven sins, the grace of strength for today,
and the grace of bright hope for tomorrow. His grace is
unmatched!

About Writer

Tim Counts is the pastor of Northshire Baptist

Church in Manchester Center, Vermont. He has
also served as a pastor in Washington state and
New Mexico, and is a graduate of The Masters
Seminary. Tim serves on the Board of Directors for
the Baptist Convention of New England. His
writing has been featured on The Family Research
Council blog, on the blog of the Executive Director
of the Baptist Convention of New England, and
Tims personal blog,

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