We know that Jesus came to earth to carry out one very important mission. We know that the Cross didn't take Him by surprise and that His death was not defeat, rather it was a platform that led to His resurrection. But a second critical purpose for Jesus coming to earth was to prove that "God can relate" to us and to our lives. I think one of the problems many people have with God is that He can seem distant and detached when we live in a world swirling with daily difficulties, dilemmas, decisions and distresses. Is God able to truly understand and relate to us? If not, religion is nothing more than one more philosophy, and not of much practical use.
But Jesus was the Son of God and the Son of Man. So He came as Heaven's direct representative, but in human form. Jesus reveals His father to us: John 6:46 "No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father." Because He also lived in the flesh He can relate to us: Hebrews 4:15 "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin."
As you walk through your day, this day, realize that Jesus wants to reveal God to you and reveal you to God. He has been a citizen of Heaven and of Earth and He can relate!
blessings,
Rob Smith
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