God loves you just the way you are,
but he refuses to leave you that way.
He wants you to be …
JUST LIKE JESUS
max lucado
WORD PUBLISHING
nashville
A Thomas Nelson Company
Copyright © 1998 by Max Lucado. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations used in this book are from the Holy Bible, New Century Version, copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas 75234. Used by permission.
Other Scripture references are from the following sources:
The Holy Bible, New International Version (niv). Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
The King James Version of the Bible (kjv).
The Living Bible (tlb), copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Ill. Used by permission.
The Message (msg), copyright © 1993. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
The New King James Version (nkjv), copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, 1992, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publisher.
J. B. Phillips: The New Testament in Modern English, Revised Edition (phillips). Copyright © J. B. Phillips 1958, 1960, 1972. Used by permission of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
New American Standard Bible (nasb), © 1960, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation.
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible (rsv). Copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971, 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission.
The Jerusalem Bible (tjb). Copyright © 1968 by Darton, Longman, & Todd, Ltd., and Doubleday & Co., Inc.
The New Revised Standard Version Bible (nrsv), © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
The Good News Bible: The Bible in Today’s English Version (tev) © 1976 by the American Bible Society.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lucado, Max.
Just like Jesus : living in the heart of the Savior / by Max Lucado.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0–8499-1296–2 (hardcover). — ISBN 0–8499-6285–4 (audio)
1. JesusChrist—Example. 2. Spiritual life—Christianity. I. Title.
BT304.2.L83 1998
232.9´04—dc21
98–22587
CIP
To the staff of Oak Hills Church of Christ
God is fair; he will not forget
the work you did and the love you showed
for him by helping his people.
Contents
two
Loving the People You Are Stuck With
A Forgiving Heart
three
The Touch of God
A Compassionate Heart
four
Hearing God’s Music
A Listening Heart
five
Being Led by an Unseen Hand
A God-Intoxicated Heart
six
A Changed Face and a Set of Wings
A Worship-Hungry Heart
seven
Golf Games and Celery Sticks
A Focused Heart
eight
Nothing but the Truth
An Honest Heart
nine
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About Just Like JesusWhere did we get this idea that we can't change? From whence come statements such as, "It's just my nature to worry." "I'll always be pessimistic. I'm just that way." "I can't help the way I react. I have a bad temper." Such thoughts are not from God. He can no more leave a life unchanged than a mother can leave a tear untouched. His plan for you is nothing short of a new heart. If you were a car, God would want control of your engine. If you were a computer, God would claim the software and the hard drive. If you were an airplane, He'd take His seat in the cockpit. But you are a person, so God wants to change your heart. Max Lucado tells how God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you there. He wants you to have a heart like His. He wants you to be Just Like Jesus. |
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