Freedom Fighters – Revived For A ReasonExemplo

Jesus the Freedom Fighter 

You can’t deny that Jesus was straight gangster (go with me on this one) — He was born in the ghetto, nobody really knew who the father was, and His inner circle was made up of criminals and prostitutes. He was always in trouble with the law, was killed by a mob and now everyone writes songs about Him…

One of His greatest mic drop moments was in Luke 4:16–21 when He casually announced on a Sunday in church that He is the fulfilment of old prophecies. Taking His turn to read from the scrolls, He reads a section of Isaiah 61 and then stops reading, hands the scroll back and announces confidently: “You’ve just heard Scripture make history. It came true just now in this place.” — You cannot say that is not straight gangster.

Everything Jesus did went against the grains of society. He was a king, yet surrounded himself with commoners. He spoke of finding life by dying to self and told people to become rich by giving everything away. He stood for what mattered and stood with those who didn’t matter. He did all that was possible to break the rules of the religious and strongly advocated for the value and dignity of women and children. He was the original freedom fighter.

His character, heart and actions are challenging still to this day. They rally against the selfish nature in each of us which keeps us quiet and comfortable. True freedom is found when we live selflessly instead of selfishly - when we live like Jesus lived. True freedom can only be found in Jesus.