Isaiah 53:3

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah  

God understands.

3. At Christmas, we remember that the Son of God became a man. He entered our world with all its brokenness, sin, and suffering. Jesus experienced the full range of human emotion and temptation and joys and sorrows and everything in between.
   As the “man of sorrows” (Isaiah 53:3), Jesus understands our pain. He is not indifferent to our experiences and emotions – He knows them. He has experienced them. The Lord Jesus can truly say to each one of us, “I get it. I understand.” So, whatever you’re going through, know that you’re not alone. God understands, and He invites you to come to Him to receive His grace and help in your weakness.
   “This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” (Hebrews 4:15–16 NLT).

   Prayer: Lord, thank you for being able to both understand my weaknesses and yet be strong enough to help me through them. Thank you for your grace, and please help me overcome my trials and temptations. In Jesus name, amen.  (Credit: Hope for the Heart)

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We might wonder, does Isaiah 53:3 really belong with the Christmas story about the birth of Christ?

Well, the answer is yes, it does.

Why?

Because after all, the whole reason that Jesus came to earth was to fulfill that prophesy. He came to experience what we experience in our lives. 

Jesus knows our struggles. Our grief. Our pain.

And he went on to suffer the most horrible death imaginable.

If He had not been willing to take on all that he had went through, it would have been easy for mankind to just dismiss Him more than it does already. But one day, when He comes back, we will be without excuse. We will not dismiss him then.

However, those that have not repented of their sin and asked His forgiveness will be dismissed.

From His presence.

He came to earth to suffer for us.

That was the reason for His birth.

No other god can take that claim.

It belongs to Jesus Christ alone.

It comes as a package.

His birth, life and death.

We cannot dismiss any part of it.

Thanks for stopping by today, Friends.

Have a blessed day!