Thoughts on the Way: So God Made A Son

A child was born, and his name was Jesus—which means “He will save us.” This young man Jesus was the most important “creation” of God. 

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth in six days. Then, on the seventh day, He stopped and looked around and said, “I think this will need some more rearranging.” So, He put His angels to work, moving parts of His creation from here to there and from there to here until a beautiful garden appeared.

But still, there seemed to be something missing.

And God said: “I will make a man and a woman in my image. And they will be the beginning of my family on this earth.” So, God made Adam, and then because Adam had no companion, God made Eve also. And together, Adam and Eve began to have children.

But soon, things started to go wrong with this little family. There was envy, anger, hatred, violence and even death. And later, families were even worse. So, God said, “I need to make a special child who will grow into a man, and walk among my family, and show them how to live and how to love one another.”

And with the help of a young woman named Mary, a child was born, and his name was Jesus—which means “He will save us.” This young man Jesus was the most important “creation” of God. 

While God had created the heavens and the earth in six days, it took Him about thirty years to finish His most special work—what we might call His greatest “creation”—a human being in whom the glory of the Father dwelled, thereby making Jesus the “temple” of God. God also made sure that His Son was left in the care of a poor carpenter, Joseph, who taught Jesus to build things and not to tear things down. God also made sure that His Son would watch and work alongside shepherds—who kept watch over their flocks every night and protected them from wild beasts, even caring for the blackest sheep in their flocks. God taught His son to observe and enjoy all the beauty to be found in his world because it was all his Father’s world.

God made sure that His Son would grow up in a large family, where he learned, at an early age, to care for his younger brothers and sisters. For all of his life after that, Jesus loved children, sat with them, held them in His strong arms, and taught them about his Father—even while his disciples thought it was a waste of time. 

Under God’s teaching, Jesus learned to love every individual whom he met, even those who hated and persecuted him and also others who tried to take his life. 

God also said: “I will need a Son who can wake in the middle of the night, climb a tall hill, and there pray to me, and talk with me, for the rest of the night. And I need a Son who can scatter the seed of the gospel in all the “soil” of mankind’s souls… and then wait patiently for the “seed” to take root and produce fruit.”

With God’s instruction, Jesus learned to approach people in just the right way so that he could touch their hearts. He sternly challenged a well-educated rabbi until he got his absolute attention. He gently encouraged a woman of questionable character until she accepted him as the Messiah, asked for the living water, and ran to tell all the people in her village to come and listen to such a wonderful man.

With his Father’s guidance, Jesus learned to care for the richest tax collectors as well as the poorest beggars. He touched lepers and rebuked rulers who threatened to kill him. He also learned how to reach out and forgive all sinners, young and old, poor, and rich.

Under his Father’s care, Jesus needed no money but relied on what food he might pick up along the way. 

God also said: “I will need a Son who has no fear but will stand up to powerful men and say what needs to be said.”

He also said: “I will need a Son who can go into the wilderness, where he will fast for a long time, and then also delve into his own mind, where he will hear that little voice—which is a liar and a deceiver—and say to that voice: “No, I will serve my Father, and not you.”

Most importantly, God said: “I will need a Son who can pass all these tests, and then fall down in a dark garden on a mountain, waiting for soldiers to come and arrest him, and lead him to his crucifixion, while he is still thinking of how to protect his disciples. And I will need him to say to me: “Nevertheless, it is not what I wish, but what You want.” And then I need him to fulfill His Father’s wishes.

So, God did make such a Son. Because of his loyalty to his Father, and because of that Father’s love for His Son, Jesus did carry out his tasks.

And for this, we can all be eternally grateful.

George Booker,
Austin Leander Ecclesia, TX