June 25-We Are Weirdos
Last week one of my grandkids called the other one weird and I said “Of course she’s weird, and so are you! You’re all weird because you were raise by weird Hudson women. And they’re weird because I raised them and I’m weird. We are one big family of weirdos. It’s in our genes. Embrace it. Learn to love it. And then someday, you can make fun of your kids!” We probably really aren’t very normal, but then again, not many people are. Jesus certainly wasn’t.
The truth is Jesus really WAS weird. He was so different, people couldn’t understand Him in those days and even today, people have a lot of difficulty with Him even with time and perspective and resources galore. Reading though this chapter, it’s almost funny how they kept trying to figure it out.
“There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.”...The people were surprised when they heard him. “How does he know so much when he hasn’t been trained?” they asked. So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.”...”We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.”
John 7:12, 15-16, 46 NLT
I suppose that’s why we see and hear so very many who make up why they want Jesus to be. He just doesn’t really fit the mold of what we want, so we try to make him a little more cuddly and a little more understanding. But the truth is, He was kind and good but He was also pretty demanding saying things like “Do what I say and THEN you’ll understand it.” Not the other way around. He wasn’t this soft natured, easy going guy that we tend to make Him out to be. At least that’s not the picture the Bible gives us.
He is also God. And THAT is what really makes Him hard to understand. We just aren’t going to get His ways. When we get to know Jesus in a very intimate way, we have a friend closer than a brother and it is a wonderful relationship like no other, but we aren’t ever going to understand Him and why He leads us places He does. He is God and He has a perspective on this life we will never have. Can you imagine trying to explain the theory of relativity to a six year old, and even that gap is no where near the gap between us and God. We will never understand Him, but we can rest assured, He has this. He came and lived among us and conquered this life. He’s got it.
Dear Jesus thank you for the cross. Thank you for being God and for taking care of us because you know what is best. We pray for the humility to understand that we are not you and we know very little. Help us to take you at your word and to do as you say so we can know each day the truth. We love you and praise you for who you are and all the mighty things you have done. You are our God and we are your people. Amen and amen.
Love you dear friend,
Pam
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