1.
Jesus is drawn to the broken hearted.
He was with Mary
Magdalene. When you cry, God notices.
John
20:11-14
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11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying.
As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two
angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and
the other at the foot.
13 They
asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“They
have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At
this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not
realize that it was Jesus.
Psalm
34:18
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18 The Lord is close to the
brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
2. Jesus comes for the doubters.
He
did for Thomas. Jesus is not bothered by your doubts, so reach out to Him.
John
20:24-28
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24 Now
Thomas (also known as Didymus, one of the
Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other
disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But
he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger
where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
26 A
week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.
Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be
with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see
my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and
believe.”
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my
God!”
3.
Jesus comes for the failures.
Those
who are disappointed in themselves.... Like Peter.
In
John 21, Jesus found Peter after he had gone back to his previous job which is
fishing.
Peter was so disappointed in himself for abandoning Jesus during
His execution on the cross.
Jesus met Peter where he was, and
called upon the imperfect love that Peter had for Jesus. God used Peter to
preach the sermon at Pentecost in Acts 2.
It
was the the same story with Adam and Eve when they hid from God after they
disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit.
Sin
causes the loss of innocence and shame.
It
was the same in the end in Revelation when Jesus calls out to us to forgive our sin.
Revelation
3:20
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20 Here
I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens
the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
God
never gives up. He still reaches out for you. Where are you
spiritually?
Jesus takes 999 steps toward you.
Will you take one
step toward Him?
Tell
Jesus. Please forgive me. Be my Lord and Savior. Take over my
life. Amen.