The Heartbeat of Jesus

On the night just before he was arrested, Jesus was having his last meal with the disciples. Jesus already knew that before another evening arrived he would have died on the cross. He knew that one of the disciples would betray him. His heart was heavy as he announced to his group of followers what one of the them was about to do. Confused and bewildered, Peter motioned to John to ask Jesus which disciple would do this awful deed. John was beside Jesus or as some versions of the Bible say, he was leaning on the bosom of his Lord. If the latter was the case, John must have been close enough to hear the heartbeat of Jesus. How amazing it must have been to have heard the heartbeat of God! Is it even possible for a mere human to feel and know the heart of Jesus?

Actually we can feel the heart of Jesus. We can and should know his heart so that others can feel his heart through us. Before a person becomes a child of God the Bible says that they are children of wrath. We were born in sin, and until we are forgiven of that sin we are on the path to receive the wrath of God. God is holy and on the Day of Wrath his terrible and true justice will come down eternally hard on all those who have not received forgiveness and the redemption made possible by Christ who died on the cross to take God’s wrath that we deserve. When we give our lives to Jesus he gives us his life. We become one with him and we become children of God. We are assured eternal life in heaven, but more importantly our hearts are in tune with Jesus’ heart. We are no longer like the world. Our lives are no longer controlled by hate, anger, revenge and selfish desires. We love others and want others to know Jesus the same way we do.

Does your heart beat the same way Jesus’ heart beats?  As others watch you do they see Jesus? I hope there is no doubt about the kind of children we are, children of God or children of wrath. The Day of God’s wrath is coming, and that will be a terrible day for those who never received salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord and Redeemer.