Here at our ministry we refuse to present a picture of gentle Jesus, meek and mild, a portrait that tugs at your sentiments or pulls at your heartstrings. Thats because we deal with so many people who suffer, and when youre hurting hard, youre neither helped nor inspired by a syrupy picture of the Lord, like those sugary, sentimental images many of us grew up with. You know what I mean? Jesus with His hair parted down the middle, surrounded by cherubic children and bluebirds.Come on. Admit it: When your heart is being wrung out like a sponge, when you feel like Mortons salt is being poured into your wounded soul, you dont want a thin, pale, emotional Jesus who relates only to lambs and birds and babies.You want a warrior Jesus.You want a battlefield Jesus. You want his rigorous and robust gospel to command your sensibilities to stand at attention.To be honest, many of the sentimental hymns and gospel songs of our heritage dont do much to hone that image. One of the favorite words of hymn writers in days gone by was sweet. Its a term that downt have the edge on it that it once did. When youre in a dark place, when lions surround you, when you need strong help to rescue you from impossibility, you dont want sweet. You dont want faded pastels and honeyed softness.You want mighty. You want the strong arm an unshakable grip of God who will not let you go no matter what.
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Joni Eareckson Tada was a contemporary American artist and author. Joni Eareckson Tada is an American evangelical Christian author, radio host, artist, and founder of Joni PTL, Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". Read more on Wikipedia →