It seems these days that we need
to like stuff. We like
posts on Facebook or pictures on Instagram.
(Instagram even makes a little red heart ♡ when you like a picture which I love!)
I give out likes like nobody’s business! I know others (not mentioning any names) who will not like something on Facebook unless it’s hilarious or it has to be something special such as a 50th wedding anniversary before they will hand out a prized like!
I got this on my mind because I
heard a rumor that Facebook was going to add an “Unlike” button. (Which has never happened.) But it got me to thinking…about like and unlike and hearts and such
things.
Mostly the word “unlike” struck me in a different sort of way. It made me think of Jesus.
Maybe that sounds like a strange
thing to think of. But I thought about
how “unlike” anyone else He is. I began
to contemplate the things about Him that make Him so special because of this
incredible attribute that sets Him apart from any other person you could ever
know in life.
He is “unlike” you and me in many
ways yet He shared in our humanity by becoming flesh and shared in the
sufferings of mankind. He understands
your struggles. He understands your pain.
He is close to the broken-hearted. He rescues those whose spirits are
crushed. Psalm 34:18
Have you ever had your heart
broken or your spirit crushed? It really hurts.
We do that to each other. We say
things (on purpose or unintentional) that cause pain to another person. We
become angry and do all sorts of terrible things.
But Jesus is “unlike” that and will
NEVER break your heart. He mends broken
hearts. He gives us new hearts. He ALONE is completely trustworthy. He is faithful. He ALWAYS has your best interest at
heart. Even when He was dying on the
cross, He was thinking of you. He was
making a way for you to have a right relationship with God by paying the price
for your sin and mine.
How can anyone NOT like that!
So, this Valentine’s Day, when you are thinking of liking someone, or giving your heart to someone or having a relationship with someone…think about Jesus.
He is UNLIKE anyone else you will
ever know. ♡♡♡
