{"id":3684,"date":"2017-04-18T11:23:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2017-04-18T11:23:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T15:23:56","slug":"what-should-i-do-with-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2017\/04\/what-should-i-do-with-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"What Should I Do With Jesus?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThen what should I do with Jesus\u2026?\u201d Matthew 27:23<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Antoinettes<\/a><\/p>\n

It was the best of Fridays. It was the worst of Fridays. It was the sleepy, early morning hours of the first Good Friday \u2013 the \u201creal\u201d Good Friday. Pilate wondered what in the world he was going to do with this man named Jesus, hated by the Jews whom Pilate was obliged to appease\u00a0politically.\u00a0Pilate was now confronted with executing this innocent man. His wife awoke and begged her husband to release Him; her nightmares ruffled her enough to want nothing to do with Him\u00a0whose case was laid at her husband\u2019s doorsteps early that morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus was in Pilate’s hands.\u00a0Pilate\u2019s question is profound. It is one we should ask ourselves today and, indeed, everyday. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat should I do with Jesus?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

C.S. Lewis said there are three possible ways of viewing Jesus:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. He\u2019s a liar<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. He\u2019s mentally incompetent \u2013 a lunatic<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. He is Who He says He is<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What, my friend, are you going to do with Jesus? Who is He to you? Open up the gospels, and do some\u00a0research. Who is this man? What did He come to do? Why did He die? What does that have to do with you or me?<\/span><\/p>\n

    In a sense, Jesus is in your hands. What will you do with Him?<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you are curious about Jesus, pray this plain and simple prayer with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

    God,<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    Please show me and teach me who Jesus is. Who is this man? How can I understand His importance? And what does His life have to do with mine?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    What should I do with Him? Or even better yet, what does He want to do with me?<\/em><\/p>\n

    I want to start this journey of faith; please open up my heart to comprehend who He is and what He wants to do in my life.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    In Jesus\u2019 Name<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    Amen<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    Photo credit: Robert Bejil Productions<\/a> via Foter.com<\/a> \/ CC BY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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