Lesson 43
Meet Jesus: Human

Matthew 4: 2: And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

There is a fallacy in meeting Jesus that bears great correction. At times we approach Him as if He had some special advantage while He live in that body born of Mary. Jesus was fully human. He got really hungry. In being human, Jesus sanctified humanity. He made it okay to be fully human. He made it a good thing to be all the human we could be, to live up to our human potential - with God. Remember, while being fully human, He was fully God. Our task to work on being fully human, with God.

ACT!
Think of your most human moment this week. Thank God for making you a human.

PRAY!
Father, thanks for making me a human like Jesus. It must be really special to you, this human thing. You sent Your own Son to be one, just to make it special. Wow! I really don't deserve it, but I really appreciate it. Thanks.

copyright 2001, Rev. Philip A.Larson

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