John 1: The Fully Human Jesus

Here is something I gleaned from John 1.

You know, up until the beginning of His ministry, Jesus was pretty much in the background. Until now.
I mean, the world did not know Him. No one knew who He was. With the exception of a few,no one recognized Him for His worth.
And they, in fact, scoffed at His background (Nazareth).

1.) How must it have felt to be the Master of the Universe, and very much UNKNOWN on little, itty, bitty Earth?

What a sacrifice to create all the people on the earth by His very word, and then have His own creation ignore Him, question His motives, scrutinize HIm, criticize Him, doubt Him.

2.) How must it have felt to stay on the back burner for 30 years, even after a virgin birth and His proven significant wisdom as a 12 year old teaching in the synagogues– to go back home as the son of a carpenter and reside on the “bad side of town” (Nazareth)- where there was-- no glory. Think about it.

3.) He must have witnessed much sin and evil- crime, violence, and more in Nazareth. We can only speculate, but Jesus must have endured some childhood mockery and rejection.

To be the Son of God with all wisdom and all power-- and to contain that power within a growing, slowly maturing, human, earthly body, in order that He may die a gruelsome death to save us all-- baffles me beyond belief.