I find myself meditating on the cross again… I find myself being drawn to the cross frequently this year.
If there is one thing I am confident in this morning, it is that my hope and my rest lie beyond the cross, where He dwells!
There are many beautiful aspects of God, today my focus has been on “the Son of Man” …
There are many references in Scripture that speak of Jesus as the Son of Man, fully God, and yet fully human! Allow God to blow your mind on these two scriptures alone…
“And as Moses lifted the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” John 3:14-15
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth will draw all peoples to Myself. This He said, signifying by what death He would die.” John 12:32-33
Will we give him enough of our day to allow Him to blow our minds?
There are many things that the Lord unveiled to me this morning through these two verses, but what I would like to share is the humility of this beautiful Man. I picture the old city of Jerusalem, Jesus beaten almost to the point of death, carrying a beam on his back through the old streets that weighed more than He did. Crowds of people yelling at Him, cursing Him, spitting in His direction. Two murderers hanging on either side of where He would die… there was yelling, mocking, laughing, even some crying… confusion swirling around with the streams of wind… so many emotions… and yet, He, the Son of Man… who carried His heart with such humility, was the lowest of man that day, and yet He was lifted higher than all! His suffering gave way for the light and life of men of generations to come! I imagine Him hanging on the cross, with a heart posture lower (humility) than all standing around Him, and yet He was physically lifted higher than all those around Him…..
Appearance isn’t always everything…. In the day that I stand before Him, I want to be one found with my heart turned to the Father, no matter what is facing me on this side of eternity.
