Everything I Do

 “In Nineteen Ninety One a version of Robin Hood came out that was fitting for the time period of Eighties style movies, yet made no sense of the lead actor. Now I love Kevin Costner as an Actor in “Dances with Wolves”, “Silverado” , “Untouchables”, “Open Range” and probably my favorite, “For the Love of the Game.” You probably thought I was going to say “Field of Dreams” and although that’s a good movie, I think it’s overrated. Now back to “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves” I like the movie, but you can’t have a British hero and not have a British accent as the actor. It’s one of those things that makes it unbelievable and almost comical and hard to watch all at once. One of the great things about that movie though is the Bryan Adams song, “Everything I Do, I Do It For You” The chorus is so neat and the guitar playing on it just really makes the song resonate with the scratch in Bryan’s voice. “Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for; You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for; You know it's true; Everything I do; I do it for you.” 

I can only imagine what Jesus was thinking,; as He staggered thru Jerusalem beaten and bloodied carrying a cross, knowing that everything He was doing, He was doing it, for you and me. John Three Sixteen the most known scripture in the world reminds us of that and so much more. Now if you have a red letter Bible, the words are read, meaning Jesus spoke the words, but some scholars believe, that John actually starts his commentary from verse sixteen on, regardless let’s study these beautiful words.

“God SO LOVED the world, that HE GAVE!”  (ESV) (Emphasis added)

The NET versions says it like this,

“For this is the way God loved the world: HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON.” (NET)

Wow that blows my mind, He gave, not because He had to, not, I guess I’ll do it, NO! He freely gave. Isaiah predicts this back in chapter nine six,

“For TO US A CHILD IS BORN, to US A SON IS GIVEN; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (ESV) (Emphasis added)

God’s love is so great, so beautiful, so eternal, that He loves and cares so much for each human, because we are created in His image, that He gives us His Son to die a death we couldn’t, to be with Him forever.

John also says in First John Four, 

“There is no FEAR IN LOVE, but PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR. For FEAR HAS TO DO with punishment, and WHOEVER FEARS HAS NOT BEEN perfected in love. We LOVE BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.” ‬ ‭(ESV‬‬) 

Even more wow, we don’t need to fear, for God is perfecting us in His love, as He FIRST loved us! There is a healthy fear of God which is a reverence or humbling, and the fear John is talking about is a fear of shame and not a full commitment, because we would rather stay in our sin.

The story behind Robin Hood was that the government was overtaxing people and most of them were living in seclusion and poverty. So Robin Hood would take from the “rich” or government and give it to the poor. Jesus is not fake or a made up story for us to “believe” that all our problems will be saved with His monetary giving. 

The movies portray Jesus as an English speaking, good looking Man, with long brown flowing hair from a shampoo commercial. He looked nothing like the statues, pictures, or any movie portrayal of Him. He was ordinary looking Man who was  of Jewish descent, and really nothing to look at according to Isaiah Fifty Three, verse  two says,

“He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; HE HAD NO STATELY FORM OR MAJESTY that MIGHT CATCH OUR ATTENTION, NO SPECIAL APPEARANCE THAT WE SHOULD WANT TO FOLLOW HIM.” (NET) (Emphasis added)

Jesus isn’t “worldly” beautiful, or appealing, and so many choose to not follow Him and His word, because it is too difficult or boring, or constraining. The allure of sin is better and better to look at, but it leaves us dry and patched, broken and wanting more that many die from never being satisfied from it. Jesus had to be betrayed with a kiss to identify Him when He was arrested, because He had no special appearance to want to follow  Him.

The bridge of the song says, “Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for; I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more; You know it's true; Everything I do; I do it for you!” 

I have learned to trust in God, Jesus my Lord and Savior; regardless of what is going on and happening. I won’t fight it willfully, and I know I’m not worth it because I’m a sinner, but God continually demonstrates His never ending love for me. So my question is, are you looking for hope and security in a cheap imitation of Jesus and false prophets, false government security, or false healings and medicines? When you can come and have peace, and true love from the Only One who can give it to you? Imagine Jesus singing “Everything I do, I do it for you! He has because that is what the whole Bible is about! God’s love story for all would come and repent before Him in reverence with humility. Paul reminds us in Romans Five beginning in verse six,

“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God SHOWS His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (ESV) (Emphasis added)

That is truly giving to the poor!” Jose Barajas