Thursday, October 26, 2006

Day 9-"He"



Day 9- "he"
Once again we have a pronoun, specifically, and most importantly, a male pronoun. I'm not being a male Chauvinist, but I do believe we have a God who is the epitome of maleness. He is not as some would have us believe a neuter God. He has all the perfectly and perfected attributes of a real man, but he is also spirit. "He" is not, on the contrary, restricted to "he." He is not restricted by sexual passions or the other physical hindrances to normal (or shall we say fallen) man. His maleness is not as much physical as it is emotional and spiritual. If he were not a he, we would not be able to appreciate him. However, this is a theological discussion that I really have not studied well. However, it is important that "he" is "he." This word is specifying a male individual, named Christ, who was man (remember God made man first) as God had intended Him to be. It's not that Jesus hates women or that women are less, but God has placed more responsibility on men's shoulders. Anyway, this word reminds us, once again because we often forget, of who the glorious riches belong to, Jesus. He, alone. He sees, he hears, he is the source and giver of everything!


PS- I had to laugh when a came across this very European looking, as well as very feminine picture of Jesus. Jesus was a manly man Jew! Go "He."