Teaching Like Jesus

I never cease to be amazed at the simple, yet not simplistic, teaching of our Lord. In the face of quiet questioning (Mark 2.6), questioning of his followers (2.16), open questioning (2.18, from the people), open accusations (3.22), questions from family (3.31), and even questioning from his disciples (4.41) Jesus is always looking to teach people more about the nature and character of God. The final lessons taught by Jesus, probably frustrated ones, would ultimately lead to his death. And even when faced with his own mortality, he had to teach about His God, His Father.

There is a lesson there. As a Christian, I am a reflection of Christ on planet earth. It is my obligation to walk step-in-step with Jesus and match the deeds he has done. Be it touching a leper, teaching about the will of God, or healing a demoniac, I am Jesus to the world. That is what it means to be a Christian: to be “Christ-like.”

I am convinced that the more a Christian knows and understands about God, the more they seek to please him. As people are introduced to Jesus and to what Jesus did while on earth, the more they desire to please him. When a person obeys the gospel, then, it is my responsibility to teach them about their Lord and what he has done. Introduce them to the Master of ocean and earth and skies. Show them the tear filled eyes that gaze upon the multitudes, saddened because they are like sheep without a shepherd. Display before them clearly a God who touches lepers and drives out demons.

Then show them the Christian who is trying to be like his Master. Who understands he serves a God that formed and controls the winds and the waves of the ocean as well as the storms of life. Be the Christian who will touch the spiritual lepers of our society and will help the spiritual demonics. Let them see a Christian who weeps over the multitudes of lost people. Do you want to know what will draw the lost to Christ? It will be a Church who is demonstrating the glory of the Lord in their lives, a Church that looks like Jesus.