Scribd
Upload
27 views6 pages

Life Lessons From Jesus

The document discusses 4 life lessons that can be learned from Jesus: identity, rest, relationship, and forgiveness. It explores how Jesus knew his identity and purpose, embraced rest and rhythms, interacted with diverse people, and forgave betrayals.

Uploaded by

ywamasheville01
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
27 views6 pages

Life Lessons From Jesus

The document discusses 4 life lessons that can be learned from Jesus: identity, rest, relationship, and forgiveness. It explores how Jesus knew his identity and purpose, embraced rest and rhythms, interacted with diverse people, and forgave betrayals.

Uploaded by

ywamasheville01
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 6

Life Lessons From Jesus

INTRODUCTION
The life of Jesus is so commonly discussed in the Christian life, we easily become deaf

to the rich, transformative lessons under the surface. When we slow down, study the

text of Scripture inductively, ask honest questions, and lay down our assumptions, we

can uncover foundational and liberating life lessons from Jesus.

LIFE LESSONS FROM JESUS

The quantity and quality of lessons we can glean from the life of Jesus are limitless.

There is no corner of our existence that His life will remain silent on. That being said, I

have chosen to discuss just 4 of the life lessons I am personally learning from Jesus

lately.
Identity

Jesus knew Himself. He demonstrated breathtaking awareness regarding His value, His

human limitations, His divine power, His purpose, His value, and His capacity. As a

follower of Jesus, I am invited to know myself openly and honestly, to discover all the

unique and intricate details my Maker instilled in my being…to know Who’s image I

am made in. In the same way a child can quickly be attached to their parents based on
the same nose or hair, I am unmistakably linked to my God because I bear His likeness.

I am His child. That is my identity. And everything in my life is meant to flow from a place

of unshakeable belonging, inheritance, promise, and intimate intentionality. When we

know who we are, and continue to allow God to determine our very being, we are able

to abide in peace, power, confidence, humility, and grace.

Rest

Jesus invites us into the rhythms of Sabbath. Though He was a counter cultural

Rabbi and worked miracles on a sacred day of rest, His actions were not meant to
undo the importance of rest. Rather, He worked on the Sabbath to reveal the heart of it.

Letting God’s values and ways be supreme. Letting Him have the final say. Letting the

Kingdom of Heaven invade our man made systems and strategies. In the Gospels, we

see Jesus embracing rest in many ways. Reclining with friends around a meal, napping

in the middle of a storm, retreating for solitude and meditation, cooking breakfast by the

sea. This God Man shows us that to embrace and


enjoying life’s inherent rhythms is a holy thing. The sun rises and sets. The tide comes

and goes. Our body wakes and sleeps. So must the work of our hands, the plans of our

mind, and the intentions of our hearts. In our decision to let tomorrow worry for itself, let

the day’s work yield to heavenly patterns of pause, we are praising God as the provider

and sustainer of our future.

Relationship

Studying the way Jesus interacts with other people is one of my favorite ways to read

the Gospels. The intentionality and precision He speaks and acts with…what a

mysterious yet welcoming presence this Man must have been to those around Him! We

see Jesus defending the outcasts of society while simultaneously nurturing the lives of

great men of power. His disciples, friends, and followers were incredibly diverse, as they

continue to be to this day. Every social class, age, gender, culture, and personality type

are at His table. He welcomed everyone.

When Peter betrayed Jesus, He held no grudge. Instead, He uses the damage to bring

beauty and depth into the relationship. Jesus prayed blessing upon His accusers and

murderers. He spoke life into dead bodies. He spoke purity into situations of

compromise. He spoke value over the rejected. He spoke love over legalism. Jesus

challenges me to approach relationships with a heart ready to serve, forgive, bless, and

nurture – in ways and in places that others might not.

You might also like