2. Filled with the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus emerged from the river
Jordan
A great voice sounded from heaven above,
And He was filled with the Spirit’s
power
Which descended upon Him like a dove.
Immediately the Spirit drove Him
Into an arid, lonely wilderness,
Where, for forty arduous days and
nights
He suffered hardships and was put to
test.
“I hunger”, he thought, and had the
power
To make from stones sweet bread spring
forth;
Saw too all kingdoms in a moment of
time;
Knew He had power to conquer the
earth.
The trial was great but He found the
answer.
This power was not for personal use.
He would depend entirely upon God.
To use Spirit for self would be an
abuse.
Angels then came and ministered to
him
And full of spirit he went to Galilee,
Where He many miracles performed
On mountain, on plain and by the sea.
By His voice He raised a widow’s son.
He healed the lepers, the deaf, dumb
and blind.
By touch He brought a dead girl to
life.
He cured scores afflicted by unsound
mind.
By the Spirit withered hands became
whole,
A man suffering palsy returned to
health,
Much healing which left Him tired and
spent
But never did He use the Spirit for
self.
To the very end He continued to give
From the deep well He held within,
Right to those last words, “It is
finished”,
When He was released from suffering.
Who can comprehend this kind of love?
Who could think of a life so completely
good?
Who could imagine a servant this
great?
Who else could He be but the Son of
God?
In a very limited and vastly inadequate way I'm continuing to try to demonstrate some of the greatness of Jesus in this, the second part of my intended series called "The King".
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