John 19 & 20

I love that when Jesus appeared after his resurrection, he returned to reaffirm his commitment to those who had bailed on him during his trial and crucifixion. Rather than getting on them for their lack of faith, he showed that his love for them and his plan for them had not changed. He left the gospel in the hands of those same dysfunctional, messed up people who he had spent his time with during his ministry. None of them were well-connected or influential apart from their relationship with Jesus. Sounds like us, doesn't it? It is regular people like us that Jesus chooses to use to do amazing miracles in his name. And here we are, two thousand years later, still dysfunctional, still messed up, still being loved by God, still being charged with telling the old story of new life in Jesus.

I love to tell the story; 
'tis pleasant to repeat 
what seems, each time I tell it, 
more wonderfully sweet.  
I love to tell the story, 
for some have never heard 
the message of salvation 
from God's own holy Word.  

I love to tell the story,

'twill be my theme in glory,

to tell the old, old story

of Jesus and his love.