WHAT WAS JESUS LIKE? Hebrews 1:9.

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The Bible is not a novel, is it? It employs brief descriptions, hints at personalities, settings, and the details readers love. Parts of it read like a plot summary. But if a novelist were in charge, the Bible might be a fifty-volume set.

Yet we have questions: Were Adam and Eve tall or short, thin or thick, with dark hair or light?

A better question is, what was Jesus like? We can infer answers:

  1. He was kind, approachable, and humble, or children would not have adored Him.
  2. He was a hard worker with amazing endurance—not only was He raised as a carpenter (before power tools), but He sometimes prayed all night, walked for miles, often went without food, and fasted for forty days. This Man was not “soft.”
  3. All His life He trained His mind. His home-school education was unsurpassed, and His oratorical skills were astonishing. But He also knew how to braid a whip, and was not afraid to use it, picking an incredible fight with dozens of greedy money changers at the temple. And no one could stand against Him.
  4. He possessed great skill with words: the Pharisees lost every verbal battle that they tried. They never scored a point on the brilliant debater.
  5. He was compassionate: He took an interest in Zacchaeus, in the woman caught in adultery, the woman with five ex-husbands, and Mary and Martha when they lost Lazarus, and He patiently explained things to Pilate and later the thief on the cross. His compassion was BOUNDLESS.
  6. Jesus was JOYFUL! He had more joy than anyone who ever lived! Why? Because He did not sin:

“You loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; this is why God has anointed You with the oil of joy above ALL your brethren.” Hebrews 1:9.

Finally, some say God the Father is wrath-full, but Jesus is merciful. FALSE!

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the EXACT EXPRESSION of His nature.” Hebrews 1:3.

The Trinity is ONE—there are no differences: the Father is also merciful and full of joy.

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Published by Steven Wales

Dad's Daily Devotional began as text messages to my family. I wanted my teenagers to know their father was reading the Bible. But they were at school by then. Initially, I sent them a favorite verse or an insight based on what I read each day. That grew into drafting a devotional readng which I would send them via text. I work as an attorney and an adjunct professor, and recently wrote a book called HOW TO MAKE A'S.

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