The world didn’t recognize him, they didn’t even notice. Not being recognized for who you are and what you mean; not being believed, can be crushing. We all want to be recognized and validated and have people believe in us.
Was Jesus hurt by this? Was he disappointed and frustrated? If he came as a man to live among men, then he had feelings. He felt what others felt, yet it was heaped with a God-sized portion of empathy. It’s why he hung out with the “lowly.”
Jesus knew what it was like to be overlooked and taken for granted. He knew pain, but the difference was he didn’t let it cloud his vision and cause him to lash out, shut down and abandon his mission. Jesus knew the truth and he wasn’t about to let people’s failure to take notice throw him off course.
He came to make those who believed, children of God. Why children and not men and women of God? Because a child’s capacity to believe is so much greater. Once we’re tainted by life, it gets harder and harder to believe in anything. Our minds want to study and analyze and prove or disprove any information we receive. It’s why it’s so much harder to convince us of anything at 40, than it is at four.
Some say that children are naive and unwise, but what I wouldn’t give to love with abandon the way a child does. I want to be a child of God, I need to be a child of God, I AM A CHILD OF GOD.
It’s that simple. Believe, and receive the right to become His child. In this new year, are you ready to declare (or redeclare) your status as His child? It’s not a step back - it’s really the only way forward.
Enjoy the journey in 2019!
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