Tuesday after the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, 1/30/001 Corinthians 2: 6--8 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away; but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God predestined before the ages to our glory; the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
In the name of the One Who is the crucified Lord of glory, amen.
Truly the mystery of God is great. How can it be that one being can be both God and man? This mystery has caused many to stumble, because the fact that Christ is both God and man means that the person, Jesus Christ is able to do some amazing things. Yesterday we saw that Jesus knows the thoughts of our hearts; in the person of Christ man is able to know all things like God. Today we see that Jesus was crucified; in the person of Christ God is able to die like man. Anything that you can say about either Jesus' divine or His human nature can be said of the person of Christ. It is just like if you say that I am a light-hearted person. It is my spirit, not my body that is light-hearted, yet you can say that I am light-hearted. And, if you say that I am average height, it is my body, not my spirit that is average height. Yet, you say that I am average height.
So, why does it matter? Well, it matters because it allowed our Savior to bring God and man together when they were enemies. That is the difference between eternal happiness and eternal suffering for us. Praise be to God Who, in the greatest of mysteries became man in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Prayer: Thank You, Lord Jesus, for bringing God and man together in Yourself. Thank You for bringing salvation to us by this great mystery, amen.
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