As a sinner, I am saved by His Grace alone.

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

Here is MY CONFESSION. I grew up in the Church. I did not know Jesus. I originally surrendered my life to Jesus as a BELIEVER in 1984 (my BORN AGAIN conversion). Even though I have grown in Grace and Peace through God's Grace since that day, which is a testimony of His Mercy, Patience, Longsuffering, Endurance, and Love, most of my walk with Christ has been as a CARNAL CONSUMER Christian.

"For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:30

I CONFESS that I have been a CONSUMER Christian since Jesus introduced Himself to me in 1984. Since surrendering my life to Jesus, it’s been about ME and receiving His blessings. Everything I ever did as a Carnal Christian was to BLESS ME and MY FAMILY, but it was for my comfort and my glory, not the Lord.

By God's Grace and kindness, I REPENT. I still cry out every day to the Lord, but now I cry out to HIS GRACE: “LORD, HELP ME, LORD, I ASK AND RECEIVE YOUR GRACE TO HELP… REMOVE ALL MY UNBELIEF, IN JESUS NAME!”

"This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we WALK IN THE LIGHT as HE HIMSELF IS IN THE LIGHT, we have fellowship with one another, AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS HIS SON CLEANSES US FROM ALL SIN. IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NO SIN, WE ARE DECEIVING OURSELVES AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US. IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND RIGHTEOUS, SO THAT HE WILL FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS AND CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us." 1 John 1:5-10

For most of my Christian walk with Jesus (38 years), I have sought HIS BLESSINGS and RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR MY SELF. I did not fully surrender. But the truth is, and always will be, by Grace, I can do all things through Jesus, who loves me.

"that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS THROUGH FAITH; and that you, BEING ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN LOVE, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST which SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE, that you MAY BE FILLED UP TO ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD. Now to Him who is able to do FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL THAT WE CAN ASK OR THINK, according to THE POWER THAT WORKS WITHIN US, to Him be the glory IN THE CHURCH and IN CHRIST JESUS to all generations forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:16-21

Today, with Jesus as my RABBI, He teaches me how to live in HIS Kingdom. Who better to teach me than Jesus Himself? He picked Peter and me, and He picked you too. He picked us because we are weak, and like Peter, James, John, and Paul, we need a SAVIOR. From Jesus, by Grace working through Love, I am learning to RECEIVE all that He has done by Grace. Jesus HAS DONE what I could never do, and He did it all through self-giving love.

"even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (by Grace you have been saved)," Ephesians 2:5

I desperately want and need to be fully surrendered and obedient to God, the Word of God, and every prompt from the Holy Spirit. Who wouldn’t? I agree with every command and commandment of God given through His Word. I want to follow EVERYTHING, but I can’t do it.

"I find then the principle that EVIL IS PRESENT IN ME, the one who wants to do good. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. FOR I JOYFULLY CONCUR WITH THE LAW OF GOD IN THE INNER MAN, but I see a different law in the members of my body, WAGING WAR against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? THANKS BE TO GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin." Romans 7:21-26

Ultimately, in and of my SELF, I CANNOT DO IT. I am absolutely convinced that, with me, with SELF, it is virtually impossible. Apart from Christ, I can’t do it—there’s no way!

"For if by the offense of the one, DEATH REIGNED THROUGH THE ONE, much more will those WHO RECEIVE THE ABUNDANCE OF GRACE AND THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS REIGN IN LIFE THROUGH THE ONE, JESUS CHRIST." Romans 5:17

I am no longer condemned. I HAVE BEEN SAVED. The finished work of Jesus is enough; that’s why it is referred to as “finished.” The Holy Spirit abides in me ALWAYS, transforming me from the INSIDE OUT. The life I now live is IN CHRIST.

"Therefore there is NOW NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS. For the law of the SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS has SET YOU FREE from the LAW OF SIN AND DEATH. For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, GOD DID: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." Romans 8:1-4

And I still struggle with Sin–EVERY DAY! The struggle is ongoing and, at times, brutal. For the record, I DO NOT LIKE MY SELF-SIN NATURE. I hate it.

The good news is that, because of God’s Grace, I am learning to give SELF over to Jesus. Jesus is teaching me how to live in the Kingdom as a new human with THE NEW NATURE.

"so that, as sin reigned in death, SO ALSO GRACE WOULD REIGN THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS TO ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD." Romans 5:21

Without God’s Grace and Mercy, I am TOAST

"The one who says that he is in the Light and yet hates his brother or sister is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother and sister remains in the Light, and there is nothing in him to cause stumbling. But the one who hates his brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 1 John 2:9-11

Jesus is THE SAVIOR, and I am not. I can’t save myself. No matter how hard I try, no matter how much I hate sin, I am a sinner saved by Grace alone. Jesus is the SAVIOR, and it is HIS JOB to SAVE ME. His Yoke is easy, and His burden is LIGHT.

"We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world." 1 John 4:14

As a sinner saved by Grace, I surrender to the SAVIOR’S process, but barely. I need Grace every minute of every day–LITERALLY. I CONFESS!

"Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever." 1 John 2:15-17

Do you want the truth? I can’t do anything apart from Jesus. I don’t even want to try. I have been a horrible son, husband, father, brother, employer, and employee. My whole life was about bringing glory to myself, building my own kingdom.

"Take care, brothers and sisters, that there will not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God." Hebrews 3:12

In SELFISHNESS, I have always served my selfish kingdom and my best interest. I was trained that way! My entire life, I was trained by my parents, family, friends, teachers, and coaches to JUST DO IT. I was taught that “I can be anything I put my mind to…” In my professional training I received the best LEADERSHIP TRAINING MONEY CAN BUY. Nothing but LIES and UNBELIEF!

"But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth." James 3:14

Although I have been set free, I am grateful; freedom is a gift of God’s Grace alone! By Grace I walk in HIS LIGHT. I didn’t do anything to make my SELF better. I let my SELF die, and I hand SELF over to Jesus to dispose of.

"Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who remains in Him sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother and sister." 1 John 3:4-10

I am not condemned, nor do I feel condemned quite the opposite–I know Jesus and the Father love me. The Holy Spirit reveals the Father and the Son IN ME, and I IN THEM. Their SELF-GIVING LOVE cleanses me. Jesus took all of my sins and the world's sins, and He is not giving them back. He has forgiven me of all my sins. IN CONFESSING MY SINS and giving them over to THE TRUTH, I am set free.

"Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters. But whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God remain in him? Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth." 1 John 3:13-18

All of my life, I have tried to do the right thing. I have always wanted to do the right thing. I have studied, worked, and disciplined myself to be a “good Christian.” I am not. I am not a good Christian, not even close.

"Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.” John 8:24

If there is any good in me, it's IN CHRIST, where I am by Grace. I was predestined to be conformed to His image. I have also been called, justified, sanctified, and glorified by Grace–ALL FOR HIS GREAT NAME! We all have received this same gift, by Grace working through Love. REPENT!

"In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified." Romans 8:26-30

Apart from God’s Grace and Mercy, I am a self-centered tyrant narcissist who can’t be trusted with anything. The same is true about you, about all of us.

"But as for you, do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters. And do not call anyone on earth your father; for only One is your Father, He who is in heaven. And do not be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ." Matthew 23:8

Apart from Christ, I AM SELFISH AND SELF-CENTERED, and it is UGLY.

"So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet." John 13:14

Without His Grace, I am PATHETIC, without hope, LOST FOREVER.

"The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life." 1 John 5:10-12

Without Jesus ruling and reigning on the THRONE OF MY HEART, I am doomed, lost forever.

"But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14

Repent and Ask God to Reconcile You to Himself

I CONFESS I am a very poor minister. Although I am called to love others, I still get easily frustrated with selfish people who are stuck on themselves. Although I have been forgiven for all of my selfishness, I still get pushed out of shape and ANGRY when dealing with stuck selfish people.

I CONFESS I am sometimes arrogant, self-centered, and demanding, especially when sitting in traffic. In my selfish attitude, I proclaim, “I have important people to see and important places to go, and these fools are in my way!”

"Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, we also are in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he hates his brother or sister, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God must also love his brother and sister." 1 John 4:7-21

I CONFESS I love my own opinions and judgments, and I do not like it when people tell me, “No!” I am constantly sizing people up, evaluating them, often condemning them in my mind, and cursing them with my thoughts.

I CONFESS I have contempt for others. It’s true. In my book, when someone is wrong, they are stupid and worthless. I hold them in contempt because people don’t live up to the same expectations that I cannot live up to. “How dare they!”

"For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were brought to light by the Law, were at work in the parts of our body to bear fruit for death." Romans 7:5

I went to the best colleges and received world-class leadership training, both Christian and secular. I learned about setting boundaries and influencing people. My theology was flawless. I was taught “how to effectively manage time, people, money, and get stuff done!” In truth, I was taught to be a heartless manipulator.

My favorite forms of manipulation were “ATTACK” and “WITHDRAWL." I will attack or reject you if you do not meet my expectations. I often used both simultaneously. Of course, I don’t want to be this way, and I feel sick to my stomach. I hate it when I act selfishly, get called out, and then pout like a big baby! Attacking and bullying takes a lot of work, too- it’s exhausting!

"Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable." 1 Corinthians 15:50

If I don’t get my way, I will make you pay, subtly… but you will pay. I am smarter than you, so I will wait, and when you least expect it, I will strike! “I want what I want when I want it–and don’t get in the way, or else!”

"For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:6-8

As a husband, I have been the worst. My entire marriage has been about me. Until Grace came, I was trapped in a subtle cycle of manipulation, ANGER, ATTACK, and WITHDRAWAL.

"And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but only as fleshly, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to consume it. But even now you are not yet able, for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like ordinary people? For when one person says, “I am with Paul,” and another, “I am with Apollos,” are you not ordinary people? What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one." 1 Corinthians 3:1-4

I CONFESS I am a terrible businessman. I lose at every opportunity. I am not a good steward, and I am lazy; as a consequence, I’m bossy. I am always right too!

"For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error," 2 Peter 2:18

I CONFESS I am not a good business partner, client, or customer. I demand too much and expect too little from myself. Don’t you dare cheat me or steal from me; I will expose you and make you pay. I am a cheater, which makes it worse.

"for if you are living in accord with the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Romans 8:13

I am a selfish Father, too. It is no longer hard to admit that I parented my children for my best interest and in my best interest. I drove them hard and expected way too much. It was very hard for my children to live up to my expectations, especially when I failed to do so myself.

"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are dead. Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Then if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ Revelations 3:1-6

I repent. I surrender myself to the LORD. I cannot change myself, I am terrible at “being a Christian!” I am too weak and unstable. I want a good life, but I expect everyone else to do their part first. I play a terrible victim. I am not even convincing.

Surrender All - Our Spiritual Formation IS IN CHRIST

I can’t, BUT HE CAN, praise God, I surrender my weaknesses to HIM. He does not want my best; He wants truth. He will give me HIS BEST, and HE TAKES MY WORST.

"and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” Luke 1:33

I am a branch. A branch bears fruit, but does not produce the fruit. Without the vine, the branch can do nothing. Firmly attached to the healthy vine, the branch will thrive. The vine supports the branch, not the other way around.

“If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He will also deny us;" 2 Timothy 2:12

"You have made them into a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” Revelation 5:10

"Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:1-2

To repent is to change my mind completely. By His Grace, He has transformed my mind, and now I have the mind of Christ. He is working His truth into me as I give Him my weaknesses and shortcomings.

"After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all Grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, WILL HIMSELF perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." 1 Peter 5:10

Through humility, I confess my weaknesses and sinful nature. I put off the old nature and PUT ON the new nature IN CHRIST. However, HE DOES THE WORK, and it’s His New Nature. So, because He’s our only Teacher, ask Jesus to teach you how to put on the new man!”

"For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the Grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you." 2 Corinthians 1:12

Here’s my new confession… Jesus is the vine, and I am the branch. As a branch, I receive the flow of the Spirit of Life (sap) and share it with the leaves and the fruit. I don’t keep any of the sap for myself. My purpose is to SERVE OTHERS. God blesses me to equip me to serve others.

"For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf. Therefore from now on we recognize no one by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their wrongdoings against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Jesus is a HUMAN on the THRONE of God in HEAVEN. He is our High Priest, Advocate, and Mediator. He rules and reigns as the King of Heaven and Earth. He’s our REDEEMER, and we’ve been redeemed! The Word of God declares my body is the Temple of God. I receive that truth!

As the Temple of God, I declare Jesus to be Lord as He alone sits on the throne of my heart, reigning SUPREME. I give Him my SELF NATURE; in exchange, He gives me His NEW NATURE.

"Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil," Hebrews 2:14

As a Pastor, mentor, and friend, I have repeatedly failed. I never listened or cared. I was insensitive. If you did not help me, I discarded you. I loathe that old man!

But now, because of His Grace, as a Follower of Jesus, I never want to leave His Throne of Grace. Why would I? As a weak-willed selfish sinner, I get to live IN CHRIST and ask for more and more Grace to transform me into His image of love. He never fails to deliver. He actually loves it!

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ," 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

He has promised to do the work IN ME, and HE HAS, as long as I abide with Him, and IN HIM, He does the work!

"yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—" Colossians 1:22

Jesus is working His full SALVATION in me and through me to the glory of our Father!

"For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2:16

My part is to LOVE THE TRUTH and to confess to the truth. If I ask, He is faithful to give me a deep love for the truth. If I ask, He’ll give me more humility and patience too! If I want to walk on the wild side, I’ll ask Him to give me an unquenchable love for prayer and ask to become a Prayer Intercessor! Now, you ask Rabbi Jesus to teach you Himself!

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much." James 5:16

As I confess my weaknesses and sins, He takes them from me in exchange for more Grace and Peace.

"For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God." 1 Peter 4:6

I don’t ever want to leave His Presence, His Love, or His Grace. I would rather continue to allow the truth of God to RESCUE and SAVE ME and TRANSFORM ME.

"For this reason we also, since the day we heard about it, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all perseverance and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:9-13

I wish to become, by Grace, a man of raw honesty, a man deeply aware of my flaws yet at peace and totally infatuated by the boundless Grace of God in the love of Jesus Christ. I acknowledge myself as a sinner saved only by God's Grace, mercy, and love. I desire to confront my daily struggles with sin while waiting for Jesus to root Himself in me, IN CHRIST, firmly.

I openly confess my weaknesses, not in despair, but in celebration of the power of Christ that works mightily in me, transforming my imperfections into a testament to God’s Love, Mercy, Goodness, and Power.

My confession is a journey of constant surrender to Jesus, acknowledging that apart from Christ, I am nothing, but with Him, I can do all things and rely solely on the redemptive power of Jesus Christ. Our Spiritual Formation and salvation are not the results of our efforts but of surrendering to the transformative Grace of God–THANK YOU, JESUS!