He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him...

...nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. Isaiah 53.2b
Isaiah 53 verse 2 is a comforting verse to me. I know, why would I want Jesus to be described like this, with no beauty or majesty, nothing in his appearance that he should be desired. But the truth is that because I have this image of Jesus from Isaiah 53.2 I can say, "Dear God, thank you. I know that I am in no way as talented or outwardly as lovely as other people in this world...but seriously neither was Jesus and look at how precious he is in your eyes and in the eyes of those who have faith in him." When I think about Jesus Christ, where he was born, the humble family he was raised in and how humbly he came into Jerusalem...I can only say thank you.
Today I was getting discouraged with my Special Ed major because to tell you the truth I don't posses all the qualities that a Special Ed teacher should have. I'm not very eloquent with my words, sometimes I don't even make sense. Probably the only thing I have going for me is that I love working with middle school students, especially those who have learning disabilities and need supports. This then made me think of all the characteristics that make me so much less worthy of things than others. I hate it when I think like this because then I get teary-eyed and just start feeling miserable...but then as I was thinking like this I remembered Isaiah 53.2, "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him." And then I remembered 1 Corinthians 1.27, "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." And believe it or not they made me feel better, but especially Isaiah 53.2. I know I'm not someone who is eloquent when she speaks, or makes complete sense when she talks, or even someone who is a quick learner. But I don't need all that because what I do have has been given to me by God, and who I am is who God has made me to be. Jesus had nothing that would attract people. Good, because the only thing that ultimately should ever make us shine are the things that glorify our Father in Heaven. Jesus Christ glorified our Father in Heaven in every way, though he had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him.