![]() ![]() Jesus had to become a real, 100%, “flesh & blood” man in order to represent us on the cross and be our Savior. Hebrews 2:17 says “Therefore He HAD to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.” And as we have studied before, He HAD to do that, in order to bring about our salvation. The same John Chapter 1 that says that He was God in :1, goes on to say in :14, “The Word became FLESH and dwelt among us.” So Jesus became “flesh”, a real man. But we also need to remember that when He came to earth, He came as a real, 100% flesh & blood MAN. We always need to remember that Jesus was and is God - This book opens by saying “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was GOD.” Jesus was not merely a good human teacher, He was & is GOD. This reminds us first of all, of His genuine HUMANITY. One of the things that stood out to me as I read this passage the other day was where :6 says “So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well.”Ĭatch those words: “Jesus, being wearied.” This is a word that many of us need to hear, who picture Jesus as being some kind of 1st-Century “Superman”, who had superpowers and who was made of steel. In our passage for tonight, we see that Jesus knew what it was like to be tired - but He also exhibited a commitment to obey His Heavenly Father and minister to people - and if we ask Him, He will give us the strength to do the same thing as well. How many times do we just “settle”, or disobey, or give in to temptation, or fail to do what we think God wants us to do, because we are tired? That Civil War captain could tell you from personal experience: it is hard to obey when you are tired. For my own part, I am utterly tired and dis- heartened and if I stay at all, it will be like a whipt dog –because I think I must.” (“Combat Trauma In The American Civil War, by John Talbot, History Today, London, England, March 1996) ![]() We, our brigade, have made fourteen charges upon the enemy’s breastworks, although at last no amount of urging, no heroic example, no threats, or anything else, could get the line to STIR ONE PEG. … Fifty-three days EVERY DAY under fire, every night either digging or marching. Half our brigade were taken prisoners the other day, in the middle of the day, by a line no stronger than themselves, without firing a shot. They are easily scared as a timid child at night. “ have been so horribly worked and badgered that they are utterly unnerved and demoralised. And it wore them down physically, emotionally, in every way. During the Civil War, the 20th Massachusetts regiment found themselves in combat day after day after day for almost 2 solid months. ![]()
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