by Rev. Dr. Larry Delano Coleman
Jesus never wrote a book.
Yet, he is the author and finisher of our faith.
Hebrews 12:2--"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu never bore any children.
Yet, she is "Mother Teresa of Calcutta" (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997).
An Albanian-born, Roman Catholic nun, by citizenship, an Indian, awaiting sainthood.
Man has no wings.
Yet, he flies higher, faster, longer than any bird.
Man has no any gills. Yet, he swims deeper, faster, longer than any fish.
Jesus compares himself to birds and to fish. Thereby, "the only begotten son of God" becomes "the Son of Man."
Matthew 8:20--
Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
Matthew 12:40--
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
There's a marvel and a mystery in all of this! There's a marvel and a mystery in all of this!
At the risk of appearing "flighty," something appears to be down right "fishy!"
An "author" without a book. A "mother" without a child. Man out-flying birds. Man out-swimming fish. Jesus simultaneously both "the son of man" and "the only begotten son of God."
John 3:16.-- "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life".
Given these mysteries, one might suspect, or even fervently "believe," that eternal life is in store somehow for other sons and daughters of man!
Amen.
