The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. John 1:14.
Whether they are traveling through a small farming town in Nebraska, a surfing village in California or an industrial community in Pennsylvania, politicians love to show how they can relate to the people in that area.
But the sad thing is that they can't really meet those people on the same level. They can't identify with them no matter how hard they try to make it appear like they can.
Jesus, though, never gives us that illusion of identity.
He doesn't throw up a façade to try and appear like He gets where we are coming from.
Jesus Christ connected with the people of two thousand years ago, and He connects with you and me today on a level that we can understand and appreciate.
At one point, we've all said, "No one understands my situation." But that statement could not be farther from the truth.
Jesus understands. He's been there.
He knows what we go through...