Jesus performed miracles to help others.

Luke 5:4-7 “Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.”

Jesus let them work all night before He helped them catch the fish. He let them do all they could before He helped them. I can follow Jesus’ example by helping others do what they cannot do for themselves.
 

Jesus got into a boat to escape the people pressing upon Him and then He taught them from there.

Luke 5: 1-3 “ And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.”

Jesus had a work to do; teach the people. He also had a problem; the people pressing in on Him. He found a way to take care of His responsibilities and Himself by moving away from the crowd into the boat. I can follow Jesus’ example by taking care of myself and my responsibilities. Sometimes it will take creative thinking to find a solution to balancing my life, sometimes I’ll need the help of others (like borrowing Simon’s boat) but, I can feel good abou

Jesus did not seek revenge.

Luke 4: 28-29 “And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him headlong.
Luke 4: 30 “But he passing through the midst of them went his way.”
 

I repeated the last entry, Luke 4:28-29, to remind us of what was happening when this entry, Luke 4:30, occurs. He announced who He was and those who heard got angry enough to threaten His life. In response to their threats, He simply walked past and away from them. When I am threatened, I want to go on the defense, seek to change other’s minds, or defend myself. When I follow Jesus’ example, I too go my own way and do not seek to get revenge or change. Like Him, I do not need to stay around and be mistreated. I can remove myself from a threatening situation. <