Only in the human perspective, can I read thru a chapter where the Son of God.....the Messiah.....one of the holy Trinity.....creator of the universe.....is questioned in his authority, and I read right through it like it isn't a big deal. Can you imagine the irony in that moment? It would be like us creating an ant. (which I totally cannot do) And then having that ant question whether or not I have the authority to do things in his world. It sounds completely ridiculous and laughable. And yet, because I look at the world through the same lens as the religious leaders of the day.....I appreciate how Jesus handles himself and I admire how he navigates their traps.....but I don't always see the absurdity of the situation. How does he keep from laughing at them? How does he keep his cool?
Love. After all of the nutty-ness.....he loves them. Flaws and all.
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The same section captured my attention as well. I don't have a specific verse and you did a better job than I can in articulating what felt so odd about the questioning of Jesus. They work so hard to get an angle on him and he asks one simple question and they are completely stonewalled. Its not even difficult for him, of course like you pointed out he did make the universe so why would I be surprised that he could out smart a few humans.
ReplyDeleteYesterday in the USA Today they posted a bunch of photos from the Hubble over the years. Talk about awe in God's creation. Just what we can observe of the Universe is beyond my imagination, millions and millions of light years in distance. He is throughout it all. Our earth is literally like the size of a grain of sand in proportion. In side that grain of sand through time are billions of humans. He made each one of us and knows us better than we know ourselves. Overwhelming. Yeah a little nutty to question him.
knut