Who He is.. and Who I Want to Be.

When I read the words of Jesus and seek His heart I can't help but to feel his love for people. And I know Jesus loves all people, but His burden for the lost, the lonely and those in desperate places is so evident in His words and actions. I love that Jesus didn't die beside a charity worker or an Assemblies of God pastor. Jesus spent some of His last moments speaking to a thief. And what about that time He saved that woman's life knowing full well she was guilty of adultery? And when He calls us to take care of the widow, the fatherless and the prisoner? I don't think these are empty words. I don't think Jesus was just "throwing it out there." The compassion in those red letters grips my heart. I know God's grace, I have lived in it for most of my life. I know His love because I feel it, and I can't help but to want more than anything for those prisoners, those with broken hearts and broken lives to know this grace and love. I want that burden to consume me. I want the heart that Jesus so well demonstrated for us to guide my thoughts and actions. I want people to know that God is on their side!