Lessons From The Life Of Jesus Christ โ€“ By Iwalola(Lola) Ademodi

๐ŸŒบThe life of Jesus offers numerous lessons, emphasizing love, humility, service, and forgiveness. He taught the importance of prioritizing God’s will, loving one’s enemies, and treating others as you wish to be treated. Furthermore, Jesus demonstrated the power of prayer, perseverance, and the importance of living a life of service and compassion.

๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐จ๐’๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ

๐ŸŒบJesus consistently placed God’s will above his own, demonstrating the importance of aligning one’s life with a higher purpose and trusting in God’s plan.

๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ’As an expression of his submission to God’s will, even when it differs from his own desires or comfort, Jesus said in

Lukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ22โ€ฌ:โ€ญ41โ€ฌ-โ€ญ42โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€And He withdrew from them about a stoneโ€™s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, โ€œFather, if You are willing, remove this cup [of divine wrath] from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done.โ€

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐ŸŒบJesus taught the importance of loving one’s neighbor as oneself and loving even one’s enemies.

Matthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ15โ€ฌ:โ€ญ32โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพThen Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, โ€œI feel compassion for the crowd, because they have been with Me now three days and have nothing [left]to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, because they might faint [from exhaustion] on the way [home].โ€ [Mark 8:1-21]โ€

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๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

๐ŸŒบJesus exemplified humility by washing his disciples’ feet and prioritizing the needs of others, teaching that serving others is a reflection of true greatness.

Philippiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ2โ€ฌ:โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€so that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [Is 45:23]โ€

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๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ—:๐Ÿ):

๐ŸŒบJesus’s willingness to forgive his persecutors, even while suffering on the cross, highlights the transformative power of forgiveness and the importance of extending mercy to others. (even when they are not sorry)

Matthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ9โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, โ€œDo not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].โ€ [Mark 2:3-12; Luke 5:18-26]โ€

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๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ

โ€ญโ€ญIn Lukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ11โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ-โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ Jesus saidโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. [Matt 7:7-11] For everyone who keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened.โ€

๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ๐Ÿ)

Matthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ10โ€ฌ:โ€ญ22โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€And you will be hated by everyone because of [your association with]My name, but it is the one who has patiently persevered and endured to the end who will be saved.โ€

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๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง

Hebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ15โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin.โ€

๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž โ€ญโ€ญ

Johnโ€ฌ โ€ญ6โ€ฌ:โ€ญ35โ€ฌ-โ€ญ37โ€ฌ โ€ญAMPโ€ฌโ€ฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพJesus replied to them, โ€œI am the Bread of Life. The one who comes to Me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in Me [as Savior] will never be thirsty [for that one will be sustained spiritually]. But as I told you, you have seen Me and still you do not believe. All that My Father gives Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, never reject anyone who follows Me].โ€

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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž:

๐ŸŒบJesus taught the Golden Rule, emphasizing the importance of treating others the way you wish to be treated, promoting kindness, empathy, and understanding.

๐๐Ž๐– ๐‹๐„๐“ ๐”๐’ ๐๐‘๐€๐˜

๐Ÿ”ฅMost Holy God, thank You for yet another day of life.

๐Ÿ”ฅThank You Jesus for the lessons that we learned from You.

๐Ÿ”ฅFather, give us the grace to learn from Your example.

๐Ÿ”ฅAbide with us dear Lord everywhere we go, so that our lives will glorify You.

๐Ÿ”ฅIn Jesus Christโ€™s majestic name I pray. Amen ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Have a blessed day โค๏ธ

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