Curriculum Vitaé

Name: JESUS CHRIST
Address: Ephesians 1:20
Phone: Romans 10:13
Website: Bible
Keywords: Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus

My name is Jesus - The Christ. Many call me Lord! I've sent you my CV because I'm seeking the top management position in your heart. Feel free to read my details below.

Qualifications:
I founded the earth and established the heavens, (See Proverbs 3:19)
I formed man from the dust of the ground, (See Genesis 2:7)
I breathed into man the breath of life, (See Genesis 2:7)
I redeemed man from the curse of the law, (See Galatians 3:13)
The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through me, (See Galatians 3:14)

Occupational:
I've only had one employer, (See Luke 2:49).
I've never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.
My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me, (See Matthew 3:15-17)

Skills and Work Experiences

Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the poor to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at liberty them that are bruised, (See Luke 4:18).
I am a Wonderful Counselor, (See Isaiah 9:6). People who listen to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil, (See Proverbs 1:33). Most importantly, I have the authority, ability and power to cleanse you of your sins, (See I John 1:7-9)

Educational Background:
I encompass the entire breadth and length of knowledge, wisdom and understanding, (See Proverbs 2:6). In me are hidden all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, (See Colossians 2:3).My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path, (See Psalms 119:105).
I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart, (See Psalms 44:21).

Major Accomplishments:
I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all times, (See Genesis 1:26). I laid down my life so that you may live, (See II Corinthians 5:15).
I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind and made a show of them openly, (See Colossians 2:15). I've miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the dead! There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here. You can read them on my website, which is located at: www dot - the BIBLE. You don't need an Internet connection or computer to access it.

References:
Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healings, salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and supernatural guidance.
Summary:
Now that you've read My CV, I'm confident that I'm the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart. In summation, I will properly direct your paths, (See Proverbs 3:5-6), and lead you into everlasting life, (See John 6:47).

When can I start? Time is of the essence, (See Hebrews 3:15).

Send this CV to everyone you know, you never know who may have an opening!

The Resurrection -- Everyone Must Be Told...

Early Sunday AM, two disciples from the B team are walking the seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. (Today three villages claim to be Emmaus.) It is two days since their Leader had been mugged and murdered. They had to be young. When was the last time you walked seven miles in three digit heat?

For centuries, Emmaus was considered a village. Some, however, speculate it was a Roman army barracks. So, these two Jews were employed there in a modest capacity. Whoever they were, they were not happy campers.

Supporting actors though they might be, they merit space in the Guinness Book of World Records. They are among the first people mentioned in the Gospels as members of the Church.

They had waited around for the Resurrection, but they came up empty. Events would establish they had left Jerusalem too soon. They had closed the book before reading the last chapter. They were heading back to work making beds, emptying slop buckets, and eating army chow. They had lost their faith. The whole Jesus thing was a noisy fraud. They were losers. They were going back to lives of noisy desperation.

A stranger appeared. They did not recognize their former Employer. Presumably they were looking at a glorified body. Jesus, tongue deep in cheek, asks, "What's new, guys?" They respond with shock, "Mister, are you the only one in Jerusalem not reading the newspapers and watching TV?" So, they bring the resurrected Lord up to speed.

The reaction of Jesus is quick. "You people must have room temperature IQs. Do I have to explain everything to you twenty times?" Jesus puts them both in the picture.
Emmaus is in the immediate distance. Jesus pushes on, "Adios." "Lord, abide with us. Fast falls the eventide. The darkness deepens. With us abide." It was not dusk. But they were so enchanted by the stranger they resorted to hyperbole to keep Him. How charming they must have found Him. He was waiting for their invitation. The Lord always knocks and waits. Once invited, He RSVPs immediately. We should be so gracious to hosts.

By now their depression had lifted without medication. The record shows that the Christ has that impact on those smart enough to take Him at His word. The Lord takes charge. The guest becomes the host. The hosts become His guests. "He took the bread and said the blessing."

You know of course how the story ends. They recognized Him. How? Perhaps the nail marks in His Hands. Perhaps the way He broke the bread. In any event, He disappears into the woodwork. They rush out and rent an Avis Rent-a-Donkey for the trip back to the central office in Jerusalem. Chairman Peter must know of this.

What is Luke telling us? That the Resurrection is news that must be told immediately to everyone. So, when people stop you today and ask what's new, advise them Jesus has risen just as He said.

Remember the convert who had to find Jesus on his own, "Christ," said the monk, "is meant to be bread for daily use and not cake for parties. So, live today as though Christ died yesterday, arose this morning, and is coming back tomorrow."

"Help me, dear God, to stop believing I'm in charge"

The abbot is impressed by the spiritual progress of the monk. He lets him live on his own in a riverbank hut. Each night the monk puts out his religious habit to dry. It is his only possession. One morning he is dismayed to find it has been torn by rats. He begs for a second habit from the villagers.

When the rats destroy that one, he gets a cat. But now he has to beg not only for food for himself but also milk for the cat. To get around that he buys a cow. Then he has to seek for grain. He concludes, "It will be easier to work the land around my hut." That leaves him no leisure to pray. He hires workers. Checking on them is heavy work. He marries a wife to do the job. Soon he is the wealthiest person in the village.

Years later the abbot comes back to find a mansion where the hut had stood. Sharply he asks, "What is the meaning of this?" The unhappy monk replies, "Abbot, you will not believe this, but there was no other way to protect my religious habit from the rats."

Jesus has no tolerance with the people who put monkeys on our backs. He is more annoyed when we ourselves glue them there.

Do we really need all the possessions in our homes? One man has five bathrooms in his house, but there are only three people in his family. Another family has four cars but only two drivers. As clever as we might be, we can only drive one car at a time.

We should make our own the song "I Don't Want What I Don't Have." Do we need to smoke so much or eat so greedily or drink so often or, worst of all, all three together at the same time? Why do we heed people who impose on us the obligation of being with it - whatever "it" means?

Some have calendar books overflowing with obligations. Others work overtime as though there will be no tomorrow. Yet, no person ever regretted on his deathbed that he didn't spend more time at the office.

St Paul in Romans (8:13) advises us to shake these burdens off our backs and become free. Obviously Paul wants us to have leisure time to become more interesting Christians.

"The quickest way to do many things," says the proverb, "is to do one thing at a time."

There is more to life than increasing its speed. Shrinks call this problem "hurry sickness."

Most of us have studied the Gospels and concluded they are difficult and so we turn to religion. We conclude that belonging to a religion is much easier than being religious and less demanding than serving Christ. If I give religion an hour on Sunday, we say, and put a ten in the basket, I can get Christ off my back. The danger is not that our aim is high and we miss it. It is too low and we reach it.

Yet, is the Gospel that difficult? Matthew has Christ on record saying, "Father, what you have hidden from the learned and the clever, you have revealed to kids."

The mayor ran into Christ in the street. He asked, "Is there anyone here who will be saved?" Jesus looked about and said, "No one but that couple." The mayor asked the couple what they did. They replied, "We are merrymakers. When we see people depressed, we cheer them up. When we see them quarreling, we try to make peace among them." So people who do simple things will reach the kingdom. Others will be locked out.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never grow old.

Many of us try to play the Christian but after a few setbacks give up the struggle and become our usual dull selves. Christ has considered that possibility. Tantalizingly He says, "Come to me, all you who are burned-out and find life tough and I will give you rest." This is a clear invitation to hang out and waste time with God. Remember, though, He promised us a safe landing, not smooth sailing.

Help me, dear God, to stop believing I'm in charge and you are but my third assistant coach. "Slow me down, Jesus."