My Jesus, The Representative Man!

Rev. Enoch Thompson | October 23 2024 | John 19:4-5

KEY VERSE:

⁴ Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him." ⁵ When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!" John 19:4-5 (NIV)

MESSAGE:

The things that were done to the Lord Jesus in those early hours of the trial were the faultless fulfilment of prophecy to bring about the eternal salvation of human souls from the condemnation to Hell and from enslavement to the Devil and sin.

Once again Pilate declares the innocence of the prisoner Master Jesus. When the judge in a case declares the accused not guilty, and yet goes ahead to allow him to be punished then we know that a great injustice has been done.

But Pilate speaks the essence of what he had done when he said about the caricature king he was presenting to the Jewish people, "Here is the man!" The Lord Jesus was not only the true King of Israel, but He was also the representative human being. In His agony during the trials and on the cross, He took the sinful shameful place of humanity so completely that he was “the man.” In the plan of God, Jesus Christ took on the image of sinful humanity completely. Without knowing it Pilate made the true declaration of the Lord Jesus as the representation of humankind in our shame and condemnation and presented Him as such to the Jews.

FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:

Christ became “the man”, the quintessential man, more than the Kweku Anansi of our folklore stories, so that we would be cured of our sinful humanness and become partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). Have you allowed the great transaction of God being made man to change you so that you truly share the divine nature?

PRAYER:

O God of mercy who sent your only begotten Son to die in my place, please help me to truly believe that He became “the man” so I can truly become a child of God. May I look like Him, for He looked like me in His condemnation. For His dear Name’s sake, Amen.

THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.

SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!

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DAILY word study: MAN The word "man" comes from the Greek anthrōpos (ἄνθρωπος), which means "human being" or "mankind" in general. It is used to refer to humanity in a universal sense.

When Pilate declared, "Here is the man," he unknowingly presented Jesus as the representative of all humanity. In that moment, Jesus stood as the embodiment of sinful humanity, bearing its shame and punishment. For believers, this highlights Jesus’ role as the ultimate "representative man," taking our place in suffering so we could share in His divine nature.

Reflections: How does knowing that Jesus became the "representative man" for you change the way you live? Are you allowing His sacrifice to transform your life and bring you into a deeper relationship with God?

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