I love the symbolism of Jesus as fine flour. Fine, even flour comes from wheat that has been pounded and beaten again and again, and sifted several times. Doesn’t that remind you of Jesus’ sufferings and sacrifice for you?
And like fine flour, there is nothing coarse about the person of Jesus. Everything about Him is in even proportions. Every word that He spoke when He was in this world, every thought of His, every action of His, was so fine! When He was kind, He was not soft. When He was assertive, He was not overbearing. He is steel and velvet, meekness and majesty. Like a perfect diamond, every which way you turn Him, you see flawlessness, beauty and brilliance. There is no one altogether lovely like Jesus!
What about Bible greats like Moses and Abraham, or Peter, John and Paul?
Moses, whom the Bible says was more humble than any man on the face of the earth (see Numbers 12:3), was once so furious with his people that he struck a rock twice, something he was not supposed to do (see Numbers 20:1–12). His temper got the better of him on that occasion.
Abraham, whom Christians regard as a man of faith (see Hebrews 11:8–10), lied about his wife being his sister when a king coveted her. He endangered her life just to save his own skin (see Genesis 20:1–18).
Peter, who was deeply zealous for Jesus, denied Him three times (see Matthew 26:33–34). John, the beloved disciple who leaned on Jesus’ bosom, was all ready to call down fire from heaven to destroy the inhabitants of Samaria who had rejected Jesus (see Luke 9:52–54).
What about Paul, the apostle of grace, who blazed the missionary trail which future missionaries would follow? Even Paul went to Jerusalem when he was told not to by the Holy Spirit through some disciples and the prophet Agabus (see Acts 21:4, 10–11).
Beloved, the best of us can miss the mark. The only one who is faultless, flawless and altogether lovely is Jesus. And because He never misses the mark, you can look to Him. He will never disappoint you!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
The dictionary says that the word fine is of superior or the best quality, of high or the highest grade, also choice, excellent and admirable. Jesus is certainly all these things and more. God's plan all along to save us from eternal damnation was to send His Son to be our sacrificial replacement. To suffer and die for our total redemption back to Himself. God became a gainer when Jesus took our sins. We are now perfect in His sight and have truly become His children. We obviously became gainers as we have gained everything through Christ. We have everything because He is everything. He created and holds together literally everything, today and forever. God's ways are so above our understanding that sometimes we just have to look at Him with awe and wonder. Nothing to say and nothing to do but to live with the knowledge of who Jesus is and what He has done for us...
life can be so fine.
