“Jesus
walked the same road from infancy to manhood that has been trod by every adult
mortal, from first to last….He learnt to crawl, to walk, to run. He spoke his
first word, cut his first tooth, took His first step – the same as other
children do.
“He learnt
to speak; he played with toys like those of his brothers and sisters; and he
played with them and with the neighbourhood children. He went to sleep at night
and he awoke with the morning light.
“He was
subject to disease and illness on the same basis as we all are. We know he was
hungry, weary, and sorrowful; that his eyes wee keen, his ears alert, and his
tongue fluent.
“It is also
apparent that Jesus learned much from nature – from observing the lilies of the
field, the birds of the air, and the foxes that have holes for homes.
“As a man,
he felt what other men feel, did what other men do, had the same appetites and
passions as others have.
“On
Sabbaths and on week days He attended the synagogue, heard the prayers and
sermons, the felt the spirit of the occasion. He participated in the regular
worship during the feasts, particularly at Passover time.
“He brought
with him from that eternal world the talents and capacities, the inclination to
conform and obey, and the ability to recognize truth that he had acquired.
Jesus, when yet a child, had spiritual talents that no other man in a hundred
life-times could obtain.
-
Bruce
R. McConkie, The Mortal Messiah Book 1, 367-9”
Yet even
though He was endowed with talents and spiritual capacities exceeding those of
any other person, He participated in the normal activities and experiences of
His time and was subject to the restrictions and testings of mortality (Hebrews
2:10-18; 4:15; 5:8-9; Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary,
1:111).
Such was
the life of a God who became a mortal…..
What faith You had
In those who held You
by Your mortal hand;
How loyal to their charge
Were they who sustained You
When it all began.
How tender their heart
To see the Hope of Israel
And recognize The Great I am.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Child of Grace by Liz Lemon Swindle)
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