Funked-ified

Ever have one of those days that you find yourself in a total funk and you don't know why? Yep, that's where I'm at today. It's like there is nothing you can do, but just get through the day so it will pass; and it does. Since I can't figure it out, I decided to call my state of being right now Funked-ified (Funked and Mystified together). I'm mystified as to why I'm funked out!

All that said, I knew that reading my bible just might help a bit. So I opened up to Luke 4. Simply put, this chapter ROCKS! It's Jesus' ministry bar-mitvah. We knew He was special way back at age 12 when He dumbfounded the religious leaders at the temple. But this is where Jesus starts his ministry 'manhood,' if you will (please do!).

So, Jesus heads out to the wilderness for 40 days of fasting.

-ok, HOLD IT, 40 days of fasting IN THE WILDERNESS?! As PM would most likely say, Jesus, You da MAN!-

Verse 2 says Jesus was out in the wilderness and '...for forty days, being tempted by the devil.' We usually read this story as Jesus only being tempted 3 times, but that wasn't true, it was much more than that! It was only after the 40 days that the big ones were used by Satan, but of course to no avail. Once again, Jesus goes straight Samurai on Satan, resisting temptation and honoring His Father. (I don't know what going straight Samurai means, but I like how it sounds right now!) Verse 14 says 'And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit...'
My guess is that you'd be feeling the power too after such a spiritual test. So, the short of it is Jesus is ready to kick some butt and take names for the kingdom!
So Jesus just strolls into Nazareth, into the synogogue, reads some Isaiah about the Messiah and then tells them that (vs. 21) 'Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.' That's a pretty bold statement and is hard to handle for the people there, but they go ahead and accept Jesus and have a party for Him.
Oh, wait, that's not it. Nope, they force him out of the synogogue and are going to throw Him off a cliff! But, they don't succeed. Verse 30 says, 'But passing through their midst, He went on His way.' Jesus must have had this look in His eye or just a presence that conveyed a hidden power. That hidden power was probably percieved as either very good or very bad, depending on how you viewed Jesus. I think this intangible of Jesus was one of the many that attracted so many people to Him.
Then Jesus goes on a demon-outing, body healing, lost saving trip, just another day in the life of the Son of God!!!!

Man, Jesus is pretty awesome! If that help get you out of the funked-ified or at least on the road out, I don't know what will!

When you are feeling out of it, read a little of God's Word, its the 'spirit fuel' we all need! God's blessings on whoever happens to get this far on today's post! May Christ's power be made evident in you!