This message is taught by Amos Johnson Jr, PhD. He leads and pastors Church for Entrepreneurs. God has given him a calling to help believers succeed at their calling. He believes a fulfilled life comes from clearly knowing what God has called you to do and doing it.
Message summary & scripture references
As we are approaching resurrection Sunday, I want to examine an interesting aspect of Jesus – He was probably really short.
Most people envision Jesus as tall, very attractive, and commanding, based on Western standards. However, this was far from the case. The average height of a Jewish man in biblical times was about 5’4″. Therefore, Jesus was most likely a short dude by our standards with some researchers putting his height at 5’2″.
I know that this topic seems to come out of left field, but it’s important to see this about Jesus, because it will greatly increase our confidence in achieving the calling God has given us. In today’s message, you will discover that success from God is not based on human characteristics, perceptions or birth privilege, but based on the anointing.
1 Samuel 9:2 KJV
[2] And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
1 Samuel 16:12 KJV
[12] And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
Luke 19:2-3 KJV
[2] And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
[3] And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Isaiah 53:2 NLT
[2] My servant grew up in the LORD’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.
Matthew 27:59-60 KJV
[59] And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
[60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
1 Samuel 16:6-7 KJV
[6] And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
[7] But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
1 Corinthians 1:27-29 KJV
[27] But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
[28] And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea , and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
[29] That no flesh should glory in his presence.
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