A Hidden Picture

“He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows acquainted with grief.” Isaiah 53:3

Have we ever really considered what it means to be like Jesus? We see His power to heal, and we like that. We see His compassion for the hurting, and we like that. We see His boldness to do the Father’s will, and we like that. We see Him on the cross dying for us, and we like the result of that. Today’s verse tells us something about Jesus that we seldom consider and probably don’t want to emulate.

Scripture tells us He was a man of sorrows. He just didn’t see grief; grief was one of His closest acquaintances. Some people try to tell us that Christians are supposed to be happy all the time. If we are not filled with giddiness, we are not truly spiritual. They seemed to have lost sight of the biblical Jesus. But even in sorrow and grief Jesus did trust the Father’s will, obey the Father’s commands, and show the Father’s love. We need to see both sides of Jesus, understand one and copy the other.

Dear Father, Help us to see and be like Jesus. Amen.

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