The Maker of the Universe, as Man for man was made a curse
The claims of laws which He had made, unto the uttermost He paid
His holy fingers made the bough, which grew the thorns that crowned His brow
The nails that pierced His feet were mined in secret places He designed
He made the forests where there sprung, the tree on which His body hung
He died upon a cross of wood, yet made the hill on which it stood
The sky that darkened o’er His head, by Him above the earth was spread
The sun that hid from Him his face, by His decree was poised in space
The spear revealing precious blood, was tempered in the fires of God
The grace in which His form was laid, was hewn in rock which He had made
The throne on which He now appears, was His from everlasting years
But a new glory crowns His brow and every knee to Him must bow. (MICHAEL J. PENFOLD)
Jesus Christ, Fully God & Fully Man
The fact that Jesus was made human gives us confidence that He understands what we are going through. As Hebrews 4:14 says, we have a High Priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses, so we can approach the throne of God with complete confidence. Jesus speaks our language. He has learned our language by suffering with us, and because of that we can be confident that He hears us and wants to help us.
And because Jesus is fully God, we can be confident that Jesus has the power to do what He so eagerly desires to do for us, and He has the wisdom to do it in the best possible way. Our day-to-day relationship with God is strengthened by our knowledge that Jesus is both fully human and fully God. (NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP)
Lessons from Christ’s Humanity
Christ is the perfect human leader … and He wants to lead you
Christ is the perfect human model … and He is worth imitating
Christ is the perfect human sacrifice … and He died for you
Christ is the perfect human conqueror … and He conquered death to give you eternal life
Christ is the perfect human High Priest … and He is merciful, loving and understanding
(from the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION LIFE APLLICATION BIBLE)