She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
John 11:27 (NKJV)
Series: His Name is Jesus
Have you ever experienced division or separation between friends or family members and chose to lay aside the differences to help restore the relationship? Whether a misunderstanding, a disagreement, opposing viewpoints, or another reason, with patient counsel through tense interactions and perhaps a lot of prayer, the reconciliation of all parties ensued because of your commitment to bridge the gap.
Acting as a peacemaker requires resolute patience, solid self-control, and gentle, yet firm, kindness. It may demand dying to ourselves—setting aside our thoughts, opinions, desires, and hopes—for the benefit of all. When operating in this role, some may think we are double-minded or two-faced. However, the true motive is to rebuild unity among friends or family through love.
That is exactly what Jesus has done for our Father God and us. His name is Son of God and Son of Man. Jesus, at the same time, is fully divine and fully human.
As the second person of the Trinity of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—Jesus put on flesh and came to earth as a human being to bridge the gap between people and God. As a man, He lived a perfectly obedient life, defeated the consequences of sin, and ultimately offered salvation for all who believe in Him.
Scripture tells us about Jesus’ divine nature in John 1:1-3, 14 (NASB):
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being… And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus was the Word. The word was God. And the Word became flesh. The Latin root word for “became flesh” is “incarnatio,” which literally translates to “in the flesh.” It means God the Son entered the world as a human being. He is the Incarnate Son, born of the Virgin Mary, as we see in Luke 1:35 (NASB):
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also the holy Child will be called the Son of God.”
Mark began his Gospel account by stating this truth:
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God… (Mark 1:1 NASB)
And Matthew shared God’s declaration of His Son in Matthew 3:16-17 (NASB):
After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and (John) saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and settling on Him, and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Jesus is the Son of God. He did not cease to be divine when He came to earth. He was genuinely human and experienced life on earth as a man—including temptation, suffering, and death. Because Jesus was fully human, He experienced the same emotions, physical limitations, temptations, and sufferings as regular people, allowing Him to relate to our struggles.
We see a small glimpse of the sufferings of Jesus in Mark 8:31 (NASB):
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise from the dead.
Jesus, as Son of Man, was not a man who acted like God. Instead, He possesses both a full divine nature and a complete human nature—body, soul, and intellect—united in the single person of the Christ. Through Jesus, God ceased to be a distant, invisible entity and dwelt among people, demonstrating exactly what God’s character and love looked like in action.
Old Testament prophecies of Jesus as the Son of Man look ahead to His rule and reign into eternity. John, in his visions, told of the Son of Man in Revelation 14:14-16 (NASB):
Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. And another angel came out of the temple, calling out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Put in Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.” Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Jesus is the Son of God who put on flesh for us. As the Son of Man, He suffered, died, and rose again. He has conquered sin and death and has dominion over all. His kingdom will not be destroyed, and He reigns through eternity. And one day, when the harvest is ripe, He will put in His sickle and gather us to Himself.
Through His incarnation, Jesus bridged the gap between the divine and humanity, providing redemption, restoration, and eternal reunion between God and man. He is our peace, who has broken down every wall of separation. There is no division. May the Son of God and Son of Man complete His perfect work of reconciliation in you.
Hallelujah! Amen. Thank You, Jesus!
Holding Fast to Hope,
Maryann
Scripture References: John 1:1-3, 14, 11:27; Luke 1:35; Mark 1:1, 8:31; Matthew 3:16-17; Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 14:14-16; Ephesians 2:14
