Who is Jesus? (part 2)

Not only did He send His Son, but He also announced characteristics of His Son and what others' reactions would be to Him. Psalm 38:11 in particular talks about the rejection of the Savior. And people recognized Him as coming in God's Name, as when people laid palm leaves at his feet and shouted, “Hosannah!” (John 12:13). And He loved people or else He truly would not have died for them. And He loved His apostles always, and cared for them teaching them how to survive as one of His lambs in this world of wolves. (John 13:1) and those He loved and found favor with reclined beside Him at the last supper, which was an honorable place to be. (John 13:23) And there were those who loved Him but still didn't know exactly who He was. When He had risen they thought His physical body was stolen. (John 20:2) Finally His own apostles recognized Him after He had risen but it took remembrance of things He had previously done and recognition that He was repeating those acts. (John 21:7). Peter in particular was not afraid to ask and converse with Jesus about His plans. (John 21:20). 

Who is Jesus (part 1)

And God loved us so much that He sent His Son (John 3:16) to us. Not only that but He even told us where Jesus would be born. (Luke 7:42). He was in human form only a little while (John 16:17) but He is still with us, because His Spirit is with us, like a plant growing from a seed cannot stay in that seedpod for ever but to produce the flower it must fall out from the dead pod and assume it's shape of a plant. 

When I am out of synch (part 24)

When the Shepherd was stricken, do we flee like sheep? (Zechariah 13:7) We may like Peter say we will never leave but because of our free will and because we all think we know more than God we all leave. And He still forgives us.