JESUS

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. -John 1:29

To further illustrate that Jesus' earthly mission was to walk as man, we will analyze some of the circumstances surrounding Him.

Fourteen reasons Jesus should have not suceeded.

• He was born in an obscure village - not in a palace.
• He was the child of a peasant woman - He was suspected by some to be illegitimate.
• He grew up in a village other than where He was born - He was a wanderer as a child.
• He worked in a carpenter's shop till He was 30 - not viewed as a job for royalty.
• He traveled three years was an itinerate preacher - He walked most places He went.
• He never wrote a book.
• He never held an earthly office.
• He probably never owned a home.
• He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born.
• He had no credentials, but was a self-proclaimed preacher.
• He was shunned by religious leaders.
• He was deserted by His friends.
• He ultimately died a shameful death.
• He was buried in a borrowed grave.

But still, He traveled the land performing miracles, giving sight to the blind, healing the lame and crippled, raising the dead, walking on water, calming the sea and finally giving His life for the salvation of mankind. Noting all the reasons why He should not have been a success, two thousand years later He is still the central figure of the human race.

From Biblical Principles of Prayer, by Dr. Joel Philip Church, iUniverse, 2005.