Friday 22 May 2020

The Incomparable Christ

Words are inadequate to describe Him but here is one person’s attempt:

He came from the bosom of the Father to the bosom of a woman. 
He put on humanity that we might put on Divinity. 
Became Son of Man that we might become sons of God. 
He came from heaven, where the rivers never freeze, winds never blow, frosts never chill the air, flowers never fade. They never phone for a doctor, for there, no one is ever sick. There are no undertakers and no grave yards, for no one ever dies — no one is ever buried. 
He was born contrary to the laws of nature, lived in poverty, reared in obscurity; only once crossed the boundary of the land of His birth in childhood. 
He had neither wealth nor influence, and had neither training nor education. 
His relatives we inconspicuous and uninfluential. 
In infancy He startled a king; in boyhood He puzzled the Rabbis; and in manhood, ruled the course of nature. 
He healed the multitudes without medicine, and made no charge for His services. 
He never wrote a book, yet innumerable titles have been written of His life! 
He never wrote a song, yet He furnished the theme of more songs than all other themes combined. 
He never founded a college, yet all the schools together cannot boast of as many students as He has. 
He never practised medicine, yet He has healed more broken hearts and bodies than the doctors. 
He never marshalled an army, drafted a soldier or fired a gun, yet no leader ever made more volunteers, who have under His orders made rebels stack arms or surrender without a shot being fired. 
Great men have come and gone, yet He lives on. Herod could not kill Him, Satan could not seduce Him, death could not destroy Him, the grave could not hold Him. 
He laid aside His royal robe for a peasant’s gown. 
He was rich, yet for our sake He become poor. 
He slept in another’s manger. 
He cruised in another’s boat. 
He rode on another’s ass. 
He was buried in another man’s tomb. 
Yet for 2000 years He has remained the centre of human history and the watershed of time. 
Wonderful, wonderful Jesus!! 

Author Unknown