He became like us so we could become like him

Morning: Psalm 8, 47; Ezekiel 1:1-14, 24-28b; Hebrews 2:5-18

Evening: Psalm 24, 96; Matthew 28:16-20

The time came for Jesus to entrust his work to his disciples and to us. What is this work?  He said it was to “make disciples”.  Typically, a disciple becomes like his master.  But Jesus first became like us.  He endured suffering and death in order to destroy death’s power over us.  He became like us so we could become like him.  Jesus became fully human, so we too must become ourselves.  The power of death is our inhumanity – it is strongest when we are not ourselves.  Jesus calls us to be fully human too, and thereby to be free.

Graham