Growing Up With Jesus
What was it like to be the Lord's brother? James and Jude were certainly humble about it and Jude wouldn't even offer to call himself the Lord's brother. I suppose that was especially understandable considering they didn't seem to believe in Him at the start of His ministry.We shouldn't judge them too harshly, though. Can you imagine what life in the house of Mary and Joseph would've been like? Can't you just hear Mary talking to the younger siblings of our Lord?
"I'm not playing with Jesus anymore!
He always wins!
It's like he knows what my next move will be."
It couldn't have been easy for them. We know that our Lord was meek and mild, but we all know people that no matter how kind we are to them, they just despise us. Conversely, like the Lord's brothers, we all know those that we believe think they may be just a little too big for their breeches. Growing up with an older brother who not only thought himself the Messiah, but actually was, would certainly have been a daily challenge for the most mature of children.
I don't mean to be flippant or irreverent, but, personally, I have long found my Lord's humanity tremendously intriguing and mysterious. He was completely God and completely man. He certainly had a personality, but one unlike any other before or since. We know that He cried, but did He laugh? How did He express joy? Did He feel all the things that I feel? What Jesus was like as a child we have little indication leaving everything we say as mere opinion and speculation. We'll know more "up Yonder," I'm sure. Until then, it's a topic that certainly lends itself to some interesting speculation and, perhaps, when approached properly, some spiritual enlightenment.
"Why don't you keep your room clean like Jesus?
Jesus' room is always strait.
And why don't you eat all your veggies, like Jesus?
Why can't you be more like your brother?"
Not only that, but what was it like to play games with Him? Did He play to win? Can you imagine James or Jude complaining to their parents about playing chess with Jesus?Jesus' room is always strait.
And why don't you eat all your veggies, like Jesus?
Why can't you be more like your brother?"
"I'm not playing with Jesus anymore!
He always wins!
It's like he knows what my next move will be."
It couldn't have been easy for them. We know that our Lord was meek and mild, but we all know people that no matter how kind we are to them, they just despise us. Conversely, like the Lord's brothers, we all know those that we believe think they may be just a little too big for their breeches. Growing up with an older brother who not only thought himself the Messiah, but actually was, would certainly have been a daily challenge for the most mature of children.
I don't mean to be flippant or irreverent, but, personally, I have long found my Lord's humanity tremendously intriguing and mysterious. He was completely God and completely man. He certainly had a personality, but one unlike any other before or since. We know that He cried, but did He laugh? How did He express joy? Did He feel all the things that I feel? What Jesus was like as a child we have little indication leaving everything we say as mere opinion and speculation. We'll know more "up Yonder," I'm sure. Until then, it's a topic that certainly lends itself to some interesting speculation and, perhaps, when approached properly, some spiritual enlightenment.
Labels: brothers, family, Jesus, Jude, King James Bible
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