The son of man and THE SON OF MAN
Posted on August 11, 2009 by Pastor Tom
I was reading in Ezekiel 2 this morning. The Lord says to Ezekiel “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak to you.” That must have been a scary moment for Ezekiel. In fact, he reveals that God’s Spirit entered him and set him on his feet. Perhaps he was so weak in the presence of God, He needed God’s help to stand up.
When God calls Ezekiel “son of man,” it means “person, human being” and emphasizes the prophet’s frailty and humanity compared to the Glorious God. But in the Gospels, Jesus is called “son of man” 81 times. However, Jesus was not calling attention to His frailty. He was the Son of Man who came from heaven to earth and then ascended back to heaven. That glorious moment is described in Daniel 7:13–14. Today, Jesus, in a resurrected human body, the Son of Man, rules the universe from the right hand of God.
This is incredible news for us. We weak sons and daughters of man have THE SON OF MAN on our side. He prays for us, watches over us and empowers us through the Spirit to live and act in ways honoring to God. In those moments when our weakness is especially apparent we can turn to the all powerful SON OF MAN with whatever troubles us today.
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