Our culture uses the term “strong personality” in a way that seems funny to me. If you are loud, selfish, and stubborn, insist on your own way, and get it by force, the culture calls you “strong”. If you are quiet and listen to others, if you don’t insist on your own way, but work synergistically to find a better solution than either of you had alone, you are “weak”.
Truly strong personalities can be dominant or laid-back, expressive or analytic. What makes someone truly “strong” is servant-hood. What makes them “weak” is selfishness.
Jesus was the strongest and the most completely developed personality I know. He used His dominance to lead and protect 12 men from the attacks of men and satan. He used His laid-back qualities to promote peace between a former Roman-sympathizing traitorous tax-collector (Matthew) and a former revolutionary Roman-hating Zionist (Simon the Zealot). He expressed His love for others openly through laughter, weeping and everything in between. He was calculating, telling Judas to hurry, revealing He knew Judas plot and making sure He would be buried before sundown.
Jesus used His strength to serve others, not to seek what He wanted. He was and is committed to His Father and to us.
Are you strong?
I AM for You! 