Descriptive Essay About Jesus

We live in a world where people are beginning to doubt if this thing called Christianity is real. The wars are increasing instead of coming to an end; innocent children going to school or even standing in their living room are struck down by stray bullets, people are having a hard time because they are living pay check to pay check. Others feel they are successful because they made it on their own without any help from anyone far less Jesus. Who is Jesus that we need him in our lives when it seems nothing but chaos is surrounding us? If you ask me who Jesus is I can describe Him in so many ways. However, I would like to use one word to describe Jesus. Jesus Christ is the deliverer. He is able to deliver you from any kind of difficult situation …show more content…
This particular individual has said some things and made some threats to terminate employment and the people who work under her are walking on egg shells and are scared of what will happen. The individual has segregated the workers and hired individuals of the same race to take the jobs of those who are being alienated. Howard Thurman says, “If a man knows precisely what he can do to you or what epithet he can hurl against you in order to make you lose your temper, your equilibrium, then he can always keep you under subjection.” The individual is not only trying to intimidate others but to keep them under subjection. I noticed the people who believe in Jesus Christ are not as worried or troubled by this individual. The reason is when you have a relationship with Christ, we no longer have to fight the battles on our own. Jesus is there to step in and take full control of the situation. He is able to deliver us from the mistreatment we face. Ron Phillips says a Christian who understands his position can begin to appropriate the power of Jesus. Everything that was once over our heads is now at our feet.” Karl Barth reminds us Jesus comes forward to man on behalf of God, calling for an awakening faith, love and hope, and to God on behalf of man, representing man, making satisfaction and interceding.” In other words, it is no longer our job to worry …show more content…
There is a movement taking place to try to get minimum wages raised to twenty dollars an hour. This will help many families out tremendously. The problem is it is difficult for the workers who are underpaid to speak up for this because they may have fear of losing their jobs. On the other hand, there is a presidential candidate who is running for office and is threatening to get rid of all undocumented immigrants in the country. Once again out of fear the immigrants are going to try their best to keep a low profile to ensure nothing happens to them and they potentially go unnoticed. We serve an amazing God because he sent his Son for this reason to have a voice for the voiceless. You may say I don’t see Jesus on the picket line, but I say Jesus is calling on individuals to take a stand for these causes and encouraging them along the journey not to wither or lose sight of the goal at hand. He wants them to stand ground and not be persuaded by others until victory is proclaimed. Obery Hendricks says when Jesus is speaking through other individuals on your behalf he is confronting those in power to discredit their authority, highlight the abuse which is taking place and empower the people to rise up and join forces with other communities to demystify the power of the authorities until deliverance takes place.” We are reminded in scriptures that those who