"Unrecognizable"

"He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed in him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn -not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God." (John 1:10-13 NLT)

  "Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm? My servant grew up in the LORD'S presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him. He was despised and rejected -a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care." (Isaiah 53:1-3 NLT)

  Maybe one of the most misunderstood portions of Scriptures in the Bible; not because they are some sort of a mystery or have too complex of a message, but because they speak of something we cannot fully know or understand, without having first received that which He gives: His Spirit! It is not that we can't visualize the concept of what is being said, because most people can understand the words and the way that message is delivered; but the spiritual concept of the change, that is something that is not easily held onto, because it is unrecognizable! 

  Even the most loyal follower, can be subject to misunderstanding, as was John the Baptist while he was in prison. Yes, the one who introduced Jesus to the word, saying, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29 KJV) Even he had a moment of disenlightenment, when he had to question whether or not Jesus was the Messiah, or were they waiting for someone else to come and deliver them. 

  To make this something else, we can easily try and pretend it only is speaking about the physical appearance and the lack of knowledge people might have had of who Jesus really was. If that were the case, John the Baptist would have not have had to ask Him who He was, or have even doubted if He was who He said that He was: because John was the first to recognize Him as the Son of God! 

  I think the best example of what is beings said, can be illustrated by when Elijah went and hid at Mount Horeb, even after that he witnessed and took part is such a mighty display of God's amazing power and presence. It is really all about a matter of proper perspective...

"Again a message came to me from the LORD: "Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. "So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels. Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands. Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it. As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel."" (Ezekiel 12:1-6 NLT)