I am a Jesus pusher!!! After following Jesus for a few months, the disciples cried out, “Who can this be?” (Matthew 8:27). The answer is clearly stated in Matthew’s Gospel account. Jesus is the beginning of the New Covenant. He is the first Man to walk over the threshold into the fullness of the Spirit. He is the first Man to experience Pentecost. God and man have become one in Him (Matthew 3:13-17). This is who He is! The disciples where astonished because He calmed the seismic storm. It was doubly amazing because He slept as the storm raged. The storm did not awaken Him. What immediately awaked Him was the cry for help from His disciples.
No wonder I am a Jesus pusher!!! He is not distressed by the circumstances around me, but is immediately touched with the pain of my heart. My cries deeply affect Him, while the chaos of the problem causes Him no worry. Where can you find such a solace as this? I want to live in His presence. I want His nature to so fill me that I am like Him. There are hundreds around me in upsetting circumstances. They do not need to see panic on my face, but feel love from my heart. The eyes of my soul must express the confidence of His presence not the fright of the situation. This is what I find in Him. There is no hopelessness or distress as the storm rages around me. He is focused on my need. I am His and this is enough. I am a Jesus pusher!!!