Oxymorons are word couplets that negate one another. They are paired opposities like "jumbo shrimp," "now then", "genuine copy", and "recorded live". Some of them can be humorous, such as "Microsoft Works", "military intelligence", of "airplane food".
When it come to describing JESUS, oxymorons are neither funny nor out of the ordinary. We can't seem to come to terms with HIS identity without allowing for descriptions that defy normal categories. HE is the GOD-Man, the Morning Star, the Suffering Messiah, and the Servant King.
In this wonderful hymn by Graham Kendrick about the Incarnation, we are posed with another oxymoron: Meekness and Majesty. In fact, the lyrics of this song are filled with contrasts. When you stop and think about it, ours is an oxymoronic faith. The "simple mystery" of salvation is a portrait of opposites. We die in order to live. We give in order to receive. The first shall be last.
Before doing anything else today, why not watch and pray?
Mark 10:45 King James Version (KJV)
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Celebrate the mystery of your Faith. As difficult as it might be for you, talk to the LORD without needing to understand how prayer works or why HE allows what HE does.
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