The Passion - Like Jesus
by Ed Young
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. John 1:14
Whether they are traveling through a small farming town in Nebraska, a
surfing village in California or an industrial community in Pennsylvania,
politicians love to show how they can relate to the people in that area.
But
the sad thing is that they can't really meet those people on the same
level;
they can't identify with them no matter how hard they try to make it
appear
like they can.
Jesus, though, never gives us that illusion of identity. He doesn't throw
up
a façade to try and appear like he gets where we are coming from. Jesus
Christ connected with the people of two thousand years ago, and he
connects
with you and me today on a level that we can understand and appreciate.
At one point we've all said, "No one understands my situation." But that
statement could not be farther from the truth. Jesus understands; he's
been
there; he knows what we go through day in and day out. He had a job - for
most of his life he was a carpenter. He had the same relationships that
you
and I have today - mother, father, brothers, sister, friends, and enemies.
He even faced the same temptations that you and I face. Jesus knows what
daily living is like. He knows because he's been there himself.
So this week, when you feel like there is no one that can grasp what you
are
going through; when you feel like throwing up your hands and giving up;
when
you have that gut reaction of, "No one understands my situation..."
remember
that our Savior has been there and then add two words to your statement:
"Like Jesus."
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