Clay in the Hands

If God were human, would God . . .

age?

feel pain?

feel joy?

feel sorrow?

get frustrated?

get hungry?

get tired?

die?

The answer to each of these questions is YES!  I know this because God did become human.  Jesus – God’s one and only son – took on flesh and walked this earth as a man.  He experienced every emotion and temptation we face – but did it without falter and with no sin.

Jesus felt frustrated, even anger at times.  He felt joy and fatigue.  But the one emotion we need to focus on at this time of year is that Jesus felt sorrow.

Jesus knew the cross was God’s plan.  He knew that to fulfill his mission on earth, he had to endure the shame, humiliation and pain that came with such an agonizing death.  But he had a choice.  At any point, he could have decided humanity was just not worth it.

But through that emotional agony and deep sorrow, he focused on the joy of what fulfilling his mission would bring.

As we approach Easter and look forward to the celebration of an empty tomb, don’t rush too quickly past the pain and suffering that Christ endured for you and for me on his way to that empty tomb.

Be blessed!