A Day in the Life of Jesus

 "Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him." Luke 8:40

    Have you ever wondered if Jesus became flummoxed, flustered or flabbergasted?  Maybe it seems disrespectful to even ask, but I would think His human side would flare up now and then (as mine would) when He lived here.

    Take this passage in Luke 8: 40-56, which is just a portion of one day in the life of Jesus. These sixteen verses contain a lot of action, interruptions and draining emotion - and this was after He had calmed a raging storm and exorcised a legion of demons from a naked man who lived in the tombs. 

    Upon return from those experiences, the expectant crowd welcomed Him, but just as they were settling in for a sermon, this guy Jairus fell pleading at Jesus's feet to come: His twelve-year-old daughter was dying! "As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him." (vs. 42) Amid the ado, Jesus felt power leave his body and began to ask who touched Him, an incredulous inquiry, given the scene.

    Interrupted again, there had been a frail woman who'd been bleeding for twelve years, was out of money and out of hope until she touched the hem of His robe. Instantly, she was healed. Trembling before him, he calmed all fears by addressing her as "daughter." 

    While He was still speaking to her, another person came running up to tell Jairus his daughter had died, saying despondently, "Don't bother the teacher anymore." (vs. 49) Swiftly, Jesus consoles the father, imploring him not to fear, but just believe.

    Meanwhile, all these wailing, mourning people had gathered at the home where the girl lay dead. With authority, Jesus said, "Stop wailing. She is not dead but asleep." (vs.52). Now, the mood swung over to laughter, because they knew a dead person when they saw one. Undaunted, Jesus entered the home, took the girl by the hand and returned her life to her! To her astonished parents, he suggested they give her something to eat. 

    What a day! Getting back to my opening question, the answer is "No". Though Jesus was fully human, He was also fully God and, as God who runs the universe, He was and is fully capable to handle it all without being flummoxed.

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:15, 16