Jesus was also born to heal our wounds.
Today we read about Jesus role in healing our spiritual, emotional and physical injuries. That he was born to suffer with us and hold sin for us. That he is empowered to heal every injured thing from bodies to emotions to souls.
At once this news is delightful and confusing. In a world where we continue to hurt and suffer, it’s hard to believe Jesus is empowered to do all that AND loves us. Surely it must be one or the other? Otherwise wouldn’t all this pain end?
I know that I do not have a complete response to that... instead what I have is a picture of he price God was willing to pay to create a way for us to be together again.
He was willing to change His form forevermore to take on flesh. In that limited flesh he took on life in its entirety. Our limits, our illnesses, our environmental struggles, our hungers and boredom. He went on to experience the absolute worst humanity has to offer. Jealousy, spite, abuse, torture, betrayal, abandonment and murder. And at the summation of that He surrendered His life saying “Father forgive them, they know not what they do.”
Of this I am sure, God will stop at no lengths to win your heart. Not manipulate or obligate - win.
I don’t know why this is the plan, but His plans frequently sound absurd to me. But in the end they are always good and always right.
Joy to the world, our healer is coming!
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