The Lord came and, as it says in John's gospel, His own received Him not (John 1:11). Indeed the whole world did not recognize Him (John 1:10).
Many paintings of Jesus have been made, but the truth is that we do not know what he looked like. These verse suggest that he would not have fitted into any superstar category. The Lord came in a most amazing way. He was born in the normal way, vulnerable like every other child. All this is very strange, it is not the way we would expect the Son of God to come to earth, yet it is the way that it happened.
Jesus knew what suffering was about, and He was rejected by men. We have such a superficial view of what attractiveness is, of what beauty is. Many people go through agonies trying to attain this superficial goal, or suffering because they think they do not measure up to the world's standards.
Jesus did not measure up to the world's standards, and He has been exalted to the highest place. We need to ensure that we do not judge others by worldly standards, despising people who are made in God's image. And we should not feel bad about ourselves if others despise us because we do not fit their image.
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