A couple of things I've learned this week:
1) I haven't spent time thinking about the humanness of Jesus and what that means.
2) I have been asking for God's will - but attaching some strings.Let me explain. Jesus was human. He bled when his skin was cut. He sometimes got dust in his eyes like everyone else if the wind was blowing a lot. He got angry. He got hungry. He doubted (think of the Garden, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me...." Jesus says twice in Matthew 26). My normal focus on Jesus is that of being supernatural. - able to resist Satan even after 40 days without food and water in Matthew 4 - or able to pray for his killers while hanging on the cross in Luke.
I put Jesus on a pedestal, and rightfully so, but I miss the rest of the story by only looking at the divinity of Jesus. We don't know how much Jesus kept himself from knowing. (As God, He knows everything but on at least on occasion Jesus said he didn't know in Matthew 24: "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father...") If Jesus only had knowledge that God gave Him as was needed, that is more human, than divine. I plan to spend some time trying to get my head around the humanness of Jesus. I think I need that.
The second thing I've learned has to do with attaching strings to my requests for God's will. I find that I pray for things then say something like, "but while you're at it, do it this way," or "don't forget to take care of this issue", or any other little string that I attach. God already knows my heart so every time I attach one of these little strings, I'm in effect telling Him that I don't trust Him completely. I have to stop that. I do trust Him. I just have to COMPLETELY trust Him.
Help me, God, to appreciate the humanness of Jesus and to trust you more completely. Fill me with gratitude for ALL the sacrifices that Jesus made that I haven't recognized or appreciated because I ignored His humanness. Break down the walls of distrust between me and You. In Jesus powerful name I pray. Amen.
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