I have always been awed by the fact that the Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us—that Eternal God walked beside men and spoke with them in person. But I am just now struck by the fact that Eternal Love became incarnate and physically carried out the greatest demonstration of love the world has ever known.
Rene Descartes abandoned the flesh in his search for certainty of truth, but the eternal Logos who is Truth became flesh. Pious Christians deny the flesh and look down on fleshly love, yet the very God who is Love took on flesh to demonstrate that love to us.
This grand and beautiful paradox moves me with a wonder that is almost unspeakable. Not only all knowledge and all wisdom, but all love was embodied in the person of Christ who washed his disciples feet, who healed the sick—the person of Christ who bore the weight of a wooden cross upon his back, the weight of my sin.
The question I have is, what does this mean for human wisdom and human love? We as humans have been created with body and soul, and God himself did not disdain the flesh when he took on human form. The author of love demonstrated love with his hands and feet, and we must do the same.
Over at The Scriptorium, Dr. Reynolds writes about the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with costly perfume. He points out that this was a physical display of love, and scoffed at as such, and yet it was honorable in the eyes of Christ. It is my hope that, as I walk in the footsteps of Christ, I will learn how to love as this woman loved and as God loves, not only in mind, but in deed.
This Easter, I am grateful for the love of God which has saved me from my sins.
About Me
- Autumn Hinrichs
- I am a student and disciple of Jesus Christ. Currently, I am studying Humanities at Biola University with the intention of going into teaching.
3 comments:
Someone told me that Christ didn't come to empathize with out inadequacies and limits but to show us what it means to be a human; to lead by example. I thought that was an interesting and true perspective.
I don't think you want to ask the question of HUMAN wisdom and love. There seems to be very little of that going around lately. Besides common sense and love (or at least selflessness) is contrary to our sin nature.
I'm afraid I've been misunderstood. By "human wisdom" and "human love," I do not mean that wisdom and love which proceed from man in his broken state, but that wisdom and love in which God created man to participate as the bearer of His image. I am refering to the perfect wisdom and love that mankind was created to know. These I will not cease to strive for simply because sinful humanity falls short; I refuse to play the cynic.
Oh, Ok.
I'm not a cynic. But sometimes I can be in a "fire and brimstone" mode that makes my comments come across as indifferent. I'll try to edit my thoughts better next time.
As far as humanity as God intended, you're pretty much on the target.
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