Friday 14 October 2022

JESUS DIDN'T COMPROMISE

I'm writing for Five Minute Friday and today's prompt word is COMPROMISE.


When faced with the temptation to turn stones into bread, 

Jesus didn't compromise.

He didn't try to prove anything

or solve His desperate need for food.

Instead, He leaned on

His Father's truth 

His Father's love

His Father's purpose

His Father's plan 


When faced with the rejection

of the religious leaders

of His time,

Jesus didn't compromise.

He didn't try to prove Himself

to them

or to Himself.

Instead, He leaned on

His Father's love,

His Father's strength

to speak truth

and walk in His Father's purpose


When faced with the sin

and dysfunction

and chaos

in the life 

of the sinner before Him,

Jesus didn't compromise,

didn't ignore sin to be nice,

didn't give grace without truth

or truth without grace.

Instead, He showed them

the Father's truth,

the Father's purpose,

the Father's power,

and extended to them

the Father's forgiveness.


When faced with misunderstanding

from His closest friends,

Jesus didn't compromise.

He served them,

taught them,

trained them,

corrected them,

inspired them,

loved them,

but never caved in to them.

Instead, He showed them

the Father's truth,

the Father's plan,

the Father's purpose,

the Father's power,

the Father's forgiveness.


When faced with the crushing

in Gethsemane

that brought Him

to breaking point,

to crying out in agony, 

even then, 

Jesus didn't compromise.

Oh, He wanted to

but instead, 

He leaned into

His Father's love,

His Father's truth, 

His Father's strength

to go through with the plan


When faced with beatings

and mockery

and betrayal

and with the cruelest death;

when faced with separation 

from His Father

as He took on our sin,

Jesus didn't compromise.

Instead, 

He leaned into 

His Father's love,

His Father's truth,

His Father's purpose,

His Father's strength,

and surrendered to Him

His spirit, as He said,

'It is finished!'














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When faced with the betrayal

and rejection

and beating 

and sacrifice

of His beloved Son,

the Father didn't compromise,

didn't change His purpose,

didn't stop the pain.

Oh, He wanted to,

but instead 

He let Him 

who knew no sin

become sin,

let Him carry our shame 

and guilt

and chaos,

let Him go through with the plan

that brought us redemption.


In the light of all that Jesus pushed through for us, may we also not compromise on God's purpose and plan for us, in us, and through us.   


"..................let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,  looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."  Heb 12:1,2


This is a beautiful Hymn of Surrender by Matt Redman


This will be my hymn of surrender
this will be my prayer to You
To move beyond just holy intentions 
and let my life be spent on You

No compromise
I won't give You just half my life
If it's all or nothing, let it all be, let it all be for Jesus
Let it all be, let it all be for Jesus

3 comments:

  1. WOW!!! Very powerful!!

    FMF #6

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  2. Jesus didn't compromise,
    He just told the truth
    that He saw with His own eyes,
    His vision as His proof.
    He did not negotiate
    with scribes and Pharisees,
    for He saw their empty plate
    could not serve to please
    the Father's starving children
    who had been lost in sin;
    He saw in them the villain
    who would never win,
    but who only would be beaten
    when Body and Blood were eaten.

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  3. Excellent! comprehensive study of Jesus and His NOT compromising, yet He loved as well. I think of the words of the song "No turning back. No turning back." Sometimes scary, but not with Jesus walking with me. Blessings!

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