Misfits

Have you ever felt like you just didn’t fit?

For various reasons, we’ve all experienced that misfit moment.

I feel like I’ve spent most of my life accumulating misfit moments.

If I wrote out lists: REASONS WHY I FIT and REASONS WHY I DON’T FIT, the second list wins a decisive victory.

Some choose to live as chameleons—morphing to “fit” each setting or scenario—ultimately creating a masquerade existence where it is no longer safe to be themselves.

This issue touches all of us. We’ve all felt it and we all have to deal with it.

We’re not the only misfits…

Jesus was a misfit. Think about it.

His mom was a virgin. He stands all alone in that regard.

He was both fully-God and fully-man. Again, he stands alone with that one.

He lived a pure life and was without sin. Hello! He’s the only one to have ever lived that way.

He took on our sin at the cross—he became the once-and-for-all sacrifice for us. Only He could do this.

He died, but death had no power over him. He conquered death, rose again, and He lives.

Not only was Jesus the king of the misfits, but he was a misfit magnet.

He attracted misfits everywhere.

Think about the individuals Jesus spent time with, ministered to, healed, taught, encouraged, and blessed…

They’re misfits—just like me and you. Jesus loves misfits! We belong with Him.

With Him, we’re home and there’s no longer a need to masquerade.

“We’re the Messiah’s misfits.” (1 Corinthians 4.9 MSG)