I love reflecting on the words of CS Lewis… In The Weight of Glory, he writes:
“The essential meaning of all things came down from the ‘heaven’ of myth to the ‘earth’ of history. In so doing, it partly emptied itself of its glory, as Christ emptied Himself of His glory to be Man…. That is the humiliation of myth into fact, of God into Man; what is everywhere and always, imageless and ineffable…becomes small, solid—no bigger than a man who can lie asleep in a rowing boat on the Lake of Galilee.”
I’m so glad that in Jesus, ‘myth’ became real-life history.
He ain’t no fairytale figure.
He lived, breathed and felt everything that we feel.
Yet, in rising from the dead he revealed his ‘country of origin’.
He’s a heavenly creature with the humility and love to experience our reality.
What a man, what a God…
I’ll leave you with the beautiful Isaiah 53 (NLT), which reminds us that whatever pain we are experiencing – He is familiar with it… And whatever we have done, it is not so bad that his blood was insufficient to cover it and make us whole…
“Who has believed our message?
To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?
2 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.
3 He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
4 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
5 But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
6 All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.
7 He was oppressed and treated harshly,
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
8 Unjustly condemned,
he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
for the rebellion of my people.
9 He had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.
10 But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.
11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.
12 I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.”
It's a God thing... 
Great blog!! Keep it up!
Thank you! Much appreciated and thanks for following 🙂
“He ain’t no fairty-tale figure”–Oh, I love that, Ali! You are SO right!! He’s the real deal and He loves us more than we can ever wrap our heads around! God bless you BIG–love, sis Caddo
Amen to that Caddo! Absolutely, what an amazing truth. Lots of love and thanks for dropping by! 🙂
This was just the perfect comfort and encouragement to me today, Ali, Thank you!!
” whatever pain we are experiencing – He is familiar with it… And whatever we have done, it is not so bad that his blood was insufficient to cover it and make us whole…” God bless you as you carry His Word and messages to us! 🙂
I’m so glad it spoke to you today Debbie. May you continue to be comforted and strengthened by His love.
Thank you! 🙂
Thank you very much for posting this, it encouraged me today.
I’m glad Brian 🙂 Thanks so much for dropping by.
One of my favorite passages of Scripture!!
It’s wonderful isn’t it!
Reblogged this on Soulja of Hope and commented:
Very Encouraging message plus scripture
Thanks for the re-blog, Mike.
You’re Welcome!