Digging Deeper

Jesus did not come into being when he was born, He is eternal.

Jesus was fully divine, yet fully human.  Although he humbled Himself to live as a man, He never stopped being eternally divine.  He not only humbled Himself to live as a man, but He did so in full recognition of the cost.

Jesus chose to make his dwelling among us, so that we may achieve everlasting life with Him.

How amazing is it that this perfect, powerful, eternal being chose to bridge the gap between us and eternity?  God could have said, “You know, I gave it a shot.  They had the garden; they had all creation in their care.  They had perfect lives and a perfect relationship with me.  But no, that wasn’t enough, they had to disobey and give in to the tempter.  Oh well.”

I mean really, how many of us have said something like that about people in our lives that have messed up?  Not so with God.  He loves us so much, that Jesus lowered himself to become fully human to absorb our sins and pay the price for our salvation.  Jesus paid the price for all of us.  He knowingly and willingly became the bridge between us and a life with God.

While we know that Jesus is perfect and without sin, it’s easy to forget that he was also fully human, so he knew physical and mental pain.  He knew hunger, thirst, exhaustion.  He knew despair and temptation, He knew heartbreak.   He experienced all of these things and more, and at a higher level than any of us can imagine, because of His perfect love for us – and yet he remained sinless.  Sinless and devoted to the task of being the Bridge that carries us to God.

Read: John 1:10-13

by Jeanne Roberts