The Humanity of Jesus

"When the parents had fulfilled all that was required by the law of the Lord, they returned to their town, Nazareth in Galilee. There the child grew in stature and strength." - Luke 2:39-40

When I think of Jesus, I think of this powerful savior who was strong and confident. He boldly opposed sin, walked on water, went around performing miracles, and even resurrected from the dead. How can any of us ever match the Son of God? But we forget that Jesus Christ was also fully human. We tend to cast this aside because we want our Savior to be strong and holy and we consider regular human emotions as weak.

If you really read the bible and look past the miracles, you will find a regular human being just like you and I. The gospels write of a Jesus that cried with His friends. He felt anger. He would get impatient, sad, happy. He even felt fear, embarrassment. And just because He was the son of God doesn't mean He never doubted. The devil also tempted Jesus with pleasure of the flesh, pride, power, and the testing of God. These are the normal feelings that we all grow up with. Some are seen as good and others are seen as bad. Jesus experienced them all and that's why Luke says that the child Jesus grew in strength and stature because each of us grows in a physical and emotion form.

Therefore, don't ever feel like you have to give up and the world is too hard on you. God has not given us a burden we cannot carry. On the contrary, He sent His only son to live as we live, feel what we feel, experiencing pain and joy in the same way we do. Jesus Christ understands what you go through. His life is real and attainable.

Today's Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You for being an example to us through Your life and especially Your weaknesses. Help me to learn from You so that I may imitate You in all things. In Your Name we pray, amen.