I don’t know what you are facing today. It might be intimidating to you, pushing you around, causing you to lose sleep, or just making you feel anxious.
Do you remember the song, “I’m Bad”? It was a popular song in the 1980’s by rapper LL Cool J. He unapologetically boasted about his lyrical ability. Usually when we hear the word, “bad,” it has a negative connotation such as a bad dog, bad hair day, bad cold, or bad flight. In this case, LL Cool J was declaring that he was bad, meaning “good.” Not only was he bragging about his skills, he was also letting every single rapper in the entire world know that he was the best.
What boldness? Arrogance? Conceit? Not necessarily; he was simply confident in himself and didn’t care what anyone else thought, said, or did about it. I heard this song the other day, and it reminded me of Jesus Christ. Now, he’s really bad!
If anyone has the right to boast about anything, it’s Jesus. Today, I want to remind you of how “bad” our God really is, just in case you forgot. Let’s look at his track record:
- His birth was one of a kind; no one has ever been born to a virgin!
- The news of His birth intimidated the King of Judea. So he sent out a decree to kill every child under the age of two in Bethlehem
- At the age of 12, he was in the temple teaching the greatest religious teachers at that time.
- He lived a perfect life without sin.
- He accurately predicted His own death and His murderer.
- He laid down his life (allowed himself to die) and took it back up again (rose from the dead).
- He is the only way we can see God.
- He went to Satan’s home, kicked down the door, took the keys from his house, and still has them today!
- He is the only man in heaven.
- He rose at least two people from the dead (that we know of).
- In 30 years of living, he did so much that the entire Bible couldn’t contain all of it.
- His death caused an earthquake.
- 2,000 years later, he is the most popular celebrity of all time (without modern-day technology)
- His autobiography is the #1 Best Seller every year and is the best-selling book of all time.
I don’t know what you are facing today. It might be intimidating to you, pushing you around, causing you to lose sleep, or just making you feel anxious. Take some time to praise God for Jesus. His record is unmatched, and he is the only one who is truly worthy to declare, “I’m bad!” Let Him reign in every area of your life, and boldly declare and meditate on this scripture:
On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16 NIV)
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Saki Milton is known for her visually creative and energetic presentations for young audiences. Saki is skilled at speaking on a range of topics such as student leadership, the Christian walk, overcoming life challenges, career, and academics.
Saki has an undying passion to help America's youth achieve their fullest potential through practical spiritual growth, educational attainment, and leadership development. She has devoted her life for the past 15 years to developing young leaders in her community.
Saki is a gifted storyteller whose words of real-life testimonies pierce the hearts of young Christian audiences. In March 2011, Saki gave her first sermon for The FIRE House Youth Ministry of The Potter’s House Church of Dallas.
In 2003, Saki rededicated her life to Christ after straying from God while in high school and college. Not only is Saki a devoted Jesus freak, she is also a professional and role model to today’s teens. Saki has held various professional roles in the field of education as a teacher, tutor, consultant, and entrepreneur. Saki became a first generation graduate when she earned her Bachelors of Arts in mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin. She didn’t stop there. She went on to graduate from the top ranked Southern Methodist University Cox Graduate School of Business with a Masters of Business Administration in marketing.
In 2010, her love of mathematics led her to create The GEMS Camp. The camp has served more than 70 middle school Dallas inner-city girls and was awarded as a mini-grant award recipient for July 2010 by the National Girls Collaborative Project.
Saki now resides in Charlotte, NC where she is an active member of Elevation Church. Since joining Elevation, she volunteers in the production ministry. Her mission is to help others practically change their lives through an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
In her spare time, she writes inspiring words about everyday life on her blog, Cupasaki.
