“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.”- Isaiah 53:3-4(NIV)
We are well acquainted with the story of the only son of God coming down to earth to bridge the gap between man and God (started in the Garden of Eden). It is an amazing story, but something often gets overlooked on this story, something very subtle. What is it? The fact that Jesus was human.
Too often we make excuses for our humanity and reason to ourselves that Jesus really doesn't understand (why we sin). I mean how could He right? He never endured what we endure, He never felt like we felt? We deify Him so much that we don't read the moments in which He was hungry. The moments He and His band of misfits didn't have much money to do what they wanted. I'm also pretty sure He was attracted to a few ladies of His day, but some may consider it a sacrilege to think that. If the bible proclaims that He was a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering wouldn't it lead you to believe that He felt like we do?
"Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him and afflicted." This powerful prophecy proves to everyone that Jesus understands us. I don't know what your particular situation is, but I do know that Jesus understands. He felt our every sickness with a lashing on his soft skin, He felt the weight of sin for all mankind on an old rugged cross. If there's anything in life we need to really grasp is that Jesus was every bit as human as we are. The difference between us was that He was willing to die for everyone, even those He knew would never appreciate it. That's love!
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