Passion
Passion by Kevin Johnson
God designed us in HIS IMAGE. That is an incredible thought when you sit back and take it in. Each one of us were created with a DNA that traces back to the Almighty in some way. God designed us in such a way that we could relate to Him and vice versa. Therefore, God decided to give us some similar traits so that we would have some common ground.
One of those characteristics we have in common is found in our emotions. God could’ve created us to be zombies or robots. But God made us in His own image and gave us emotions just as He has emotions as well. John 11:35 is still one of the most touching verses in all of scripture and it simply states that, “Jesus Wept.” His emotions were real. We see in the Old Testament the emotions of God seen in anger towards evil, in love towards repentant hearts, and in compassion towards us as well. “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not” Lamentations 3:22. Throughout scripture we recognize that God is filled with different emotions and he made us in the same way.
As we begin to work our way towards Easter, we are reminded of the great emotions that Jesus experienced. We encompass those emotions into one word and refer to it as Passion. The Greek work Pasxo, which means to suffer, is where we obtain the word Passion. Jesus literally was willing to suffer, willing to endure shame, willing to take upon himself pain, willing to go to the cross and willing to die. It is the greatest form of Passion any person could imagine. Jesus did this willingly. This is why we call is the Passion week.
Over the years, the word passion in the English language has splintered into different definitions. Passion means a barely controllable emotion; enthusiasm for something; a desire for something or someone. To be quite honest today we speak of passion in a form of excitement or a thrill for our own self. Don’t confuse that thought with what the word Passion means when it comes to the trip to Calvary for Jesus.
The Passion of Jesus was to literally take our place for something He did not do. He knew what was to come, He understood the mission, He recognized what was about to happen to Him. His Passion was to suffer for us, so that we would not have to suffer what we deserved. It wasn’t a passion that brought about excitement, but it would bring about completion.
Easter brings about a lot of emotions for the Christian. God created us that we might understand what He went through on our behalf. Though there is so much about God that we cannot even comprehend at times. As Isaiah 55 says, “for His ways are higher than our ways.” Yet God made us so that we could take a glimpse into what Jesus went through just for us to have salvation. I am so humbled to think of what Passion Jesus had for us all.
God designed us in HIS IMAGE. That is an incredible thought when you sit back and take it in. Each one of us were created with a DNA that traces back to the Almighty in some way. God designed us in such a way that we could relate to Him and vice versa. Therefore, God decided to give us some similar traits so that we would have some common ground.
One of those characteristics we have in common is found in our emotions. God could’ve created us to be zombies or robots. But God made us in His own image and gave us emotions just as He has emotions as well. John 11:35 is still one of the most touching verses in all of scripture and it simply states that, “Jesus Wept.” His emotions were real. We see in the Old Testament the emotions of God seen in anger towards evil, in love towards repentant hearts, and in compassion towards us as well. “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not” Lamentations 3:22. Throughout scripture we recognize that God is filled with different emotions and he made us in the same way.
As we begin to work our way towards Easter, we are reminded of the great emotions that Jesus experienced. We encompass those emotions into one word and refer to it as Passion. The Greek work Pasxo, which means to suffer, is where we obtain the word Passion. Jesus literally was willing to suffer, willing to endure shame, willing to take upon himself pain, willing to go to the cross and willing to die. It is the greatest form of Passion any person could imagine. Jesus did this willingly. This is why we call is the Passion week.
Over the years, the word passion in the English language has splintered into different definitions. Passion means a barely controllable emotion; enthusiasm for something; a desire for something or someone. To be quite honest today we speak of passion in a form of excitement or a thrill for our own self. Don’t confuse that thought with what the word Passion means when it comes to the trip to Calvary for Jesus.
The Passion of Jesus was to literally take our place for something He did not do. He knew what was to come, He understood the mission, He recognized what was about to happen to Him. His Passion was to suffer for us, so that we would not have to suffer what we deserved. It wasn’t a passion that brought about excitement, but it would bring about completion.
Easter brings about a lot of emotions for the Christian. God created us that we might understand what He went through on our behalf. Though there is so much about God that we cannot even comprehend at times. As Isaiah 55 says, “for His ways are higher than our ways.” Yet God made us so that we could take a glimpse into what Jesus went through just for us to have salvation. I am so humbled to think of what Passion Jesus had for us all.
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