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Jesus Could Have Been Angry About His Birth and Beginnings
(Very soon my newest book will be published and I’m eager to introduce it to you. Here’s a preview from “Anger Management–Jesus Style.”)
Jesus was not angry but we may be about our own births and beginnings. After all, sometimes we wish growing up our family had more money, or lived in a bigger house, or we weren’t bullied, or … any number of things.
Of all children, Jesus was entitled to be upset about the circumstances of His birth and beginnings. But He did not get angry, not even irritated!
As I wrote about this for my soon-to-be-published book Anger Management–Jesus Style, I was humbled to recognize how Jesus didn’t resist His Father’s plan for His humble beginnings.
As you continue reading, let yourself reflect on what bothers you about your past and what Jesus was willing to suffer so that He could fulfill His Father’s magnificent plan.
As God, Jesus was boundless, unlimited, and uncontained. Yet, he was seeded within his mother’s miniscule egg and travelled through her fallopian tube to become secured in her uterus and then fertilized by the Holy Spirit.
As God, Jesus was expansive, substantial, unbounded, and all powerful. Yet within her body he was restricted, limited, isolated, enclosed, and helpless.
As God, Jesus was total wisdom and understanding who designed the concept of the birth canal he squeezed through to be born. Yet, his godly perfections were thrust into the bloody and shaking hands of inexperienced parents.
As God, Jesus was the creator who had developed the concept of his mother’s breast. Yet his thirsty body was dependent upon a source that could have run dry.
As God, Jesus surrendered to his Father’s plan of being given the common Jewish name of Jesus. Yet, in the throne room an endless multitude of angels called him magnificent, holy, wonderful, Prince of Peace, mighty God, and everlasting Father.
As God, Jesus did not demand to be identified as the Son of God because he was secure in his identity. Yet, two humble long-time servants of the temple, Simeon and Anna, spontaneously recognized him as Messiah while he was in the form of a newborn.
As God, Jesus had innumerable animals sacrificed to him throughout the history of the Old Testament. Yet, for his dedication, his parents may not have understood he was the Lamb of God, and they could only afford the least costly of offerings, two turtle doves.
As God, Jesus is sovereign over every affair of man. Yet, he and his parents were threatened by Herod as if he were a common criminal.
As God, Jesus could call down angels from heaven for his protection. Yet, he allowed himself to be entrusted to his parents’ powerless care when Herod murdered children his age.
As God, Jesus was in submission to no one. Yet, he subjected himself to sinful parents and siblings who were at times impatient, unwise, and resistant to his mission.
Such a summary should leave us breathless in awe recognizing Jesus’s surrender to His Father’s good plan. He could have resisted at any point and become angry about being disrespected. You and I most likely would have.
As you meditate on those truths, think about how you and I are easily tempted to think we deserve perfect treatment, circumstances, and acknowledgement. When we are regarded or treated less than perfect, we believe we are justified to respond in ungodly ways—even though Jesus responded perfectly.
Which of the statements (the unbolded/ not italicized part) listed above about the way Jesus was treated would you relate to?
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