I Watch and Listen to Someone Special

Daily writing promptHow do you unwind after a demanding day?View all responses

I love to watch and listen to someone special. But not just to unwind after a demanding day. I do it all the time. Keeping my eyes and ears attuned to this person keeps me from getting wound up in the first place. You’ve probably heard about Him, but have you seen and heard Him?

The early Christ-followers proclaimed what they had seen and heard. (1 John 1:3 & Acts 4:20) That was the key to their success. They had personally seen and heard Jesus. They hadn’t just heard about Him.

Today multitudes have heard about Jesus but aren’t personally experiencing and hearing Him as their absolute Lord, King, and Master throughout each day. Instead of listening to and beholding the risen Jesus we try to understand Him by listening to someone analyze and explain him week after week. That’s the difference between the supernatural power of the first Christians and the religious programming that we settle for today. We need to persistently surrender to “the unprecedented category of reality” called “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

I know Jesus lives because I hear Him and behold Him moment by moment. He leads me by His Spirit (Romans 8:14), keeps me aware of His presence, and transforms me from within. (Romans 12:2) I can’t help but speak the things I see and hear from the living Jesus.

We are often prevented from seeing and listening to the living Jesus by various distractions such as political Christianity. Political Christianity is frequently and persistently puffed up with pride and entrapped in ego. It is dangerous and can be cruel. In the past it embraced racial hatred, slavery, forced segregation, KKK terrorism, and even lynching. Learn more @ Off the RACE Track–From Color-Blind to Color-Kind.

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