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Jesus Is Gentle, Are You?

On Sunday night I made a statement in my sermon that I would like to amplify a little bit. I stated that in our marriages we are to model Christ to our spouse. That is, we are to be a visual demonstration of who Christ is - in our homes. So that when our spouse looks at us and our children look at us they see someone who looks like the Jesus they read about in Scripture.

With that said, let me remind you of what Jesus said in Matthew 11:19; “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Did you catch that? You will find rest for your souls if you learn from Jesus to be gentle and lowly in heart. Let’s just take one of those for a second. Jesus is gentle. He is gentle in his words and he is gentle in his actions. So we must ask the question, “Are you gentle in your words and actions?”

Are you gentle with your spouse when they say something wrong or speak out of turn? Are you gentle when you speak to your children? Even if they are being…well, children? Do you model Jesus in your home? Do you visually display Jesus day in and day out in your household, so that when your spouse and your children look at you they can say, “My dad treats me like Jesus treated people.” or “My husband treats me with the same gentleness that Jesus treated his disciples with.” Is that correct? I really hope it is. If it is not, here is the good news…Jesus is still willing to be gentle with you, waiting on you to change.

Wanting To Display Christ For You,
Pastor Mitch

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