HIGH SPIRITED-4

The NT often uses the expression, in Him.  But who is He?
  For most of us, Jesus is a foreigner.  He was a Jew, probably with black eyes, black hair, sunburned olive skin.  As a man of His day He probably was 5 1/2 feet tall.  He could walk for miles.  He was a carpenter's son from the tribe of Judah living in a small town, known by His neighbors and family.  He read the Hebrew Scriptures.  He had no credit card, no formal education, no car, no home or family or career as we do but He did live in the tradition of Jewish wisdom.  He grew in stature with God and man, but His soul did not change as we often do.  He did not leave relationships, He did not die or decay or change as the earth does, the stars, rocks, trees, birds or time itself.
  His cousin John saw water drip off His face at His baptism.  The lame, crippled, blind and dumb lay at His feet. A woman known as a sinner washed those feet.  Children felt the touch of His hands and heard His voice.  His disciples saw Him sit around a fire, teaching in a room, leaning at a table.  They saw His fingerprints, His eyebrows, they heard Him laugh and tell a joke and wash His face.  They saw Him eat fish, and sip soup and talk about God.  The disciples lifted up their eyes to see no one but Him.  Lepers felt His embrace.  Religious leaders heard the accent in His voice.  His friends heard Him cry.  He rebuked His own mother. He took a beating without protest.  He died a violent death by crucifixion, the punishment for insurrectionists and rebels.  Soldiers tore at His robe, His disciples scattered, His mother went to live with a close friend.
  After He ascended into heaven, some traditions had difficulty with Jesus as God so they looked for signs of His humanity long after His life.  They sought a relic,a robe, a chalice, a crypt.  Some traditions had difficulty with Jesus being a man, so they sought His divinity in miracles, signs, wonders, visions.  He is still a stranger today.