The Humanity of Jesus

John 4:4-6

“And He had to pass through Samaria. So He came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, was sitting by the well.” We believe that Jesus was fully God and fully man. This is a mystery we don’t understand, but we see clear evidence of His humanity in this story. It was a difficult, walking journey that took several days to go from Jerusalem to Galilee. Based on what I’ve seen of that territory the ground was probably rocky. There may have been a path, because many made this journey, but there certainly wasn’t a paved road. Notice our passage says He was weary from His journey. God doesn’t get weary and tired, so that must be evidence of His humanity. We notice in verse seven that He was also thirsty. He asked the woman to give Him a drink because He didn’t have a way to get the water out of the well. He was also probably hungry. Notice in verses 31-34 the disciples were trying to get Him to eat. They were obviously traveling with Him and became hungry so they assumed He must be also. The real impact of Jesus humanity comes home when we consider the pain and agony He suffered on the cross for our sins. God, His Father, turned His back on Him in His agony. I’ve seen people suffer physically and emotionally before, but never to the point of death on a cross. Especially each Easter we are reminded of the tremendous price He paid. Can you imagine that Jesus loved you enough to do that? Can you imagine that the Father loved you enough to turn His back on His suffering Son so that you could spend eternity with Him? We often get so caught up in the resurrection that we forget the suffering of taking the burden of our sin on Himself in death. We should thank God and His Son for their great love.