Who's That Man?

Ever wonder what it was like to be with Jesus that last week in Jerusalem?  Before the dinner in Bethany, before the foot-washing, before the Last Supper and before the arrest?  Read the words below. They are lyrics from a song on Rich Mullin's incredible project, The Jesus Record.  They capture many of the emotions that must have been present that week with both the followers and the enemies of Jesus.  At what moment would we have realized that God had come to earth to dwell among us? Or would we, like so many others, have missed the message and turned against him?

Surely God Is With Us   by Beaker and Mark Robertson

Well, who's that man who thinks He's a prophet? 
Well, I wonder if He's got something up His sleeve 
Where's He from? Who is His daddy? 
There's rumors He even thinks Himself a king 
Of a kingdom of paupers 
Simpletons and rogues 
The whores all seem to love Him 
And the drunks propose a toast 

And they say, "Surely God is with us. 
Well, surely God is with us." 
They say, "Surely God is with us today!" 

Who's that man who says He's a preacher? 
Well, He must be, He's disturbing all our peace 
Where's He get off, and what is He hiding 
And every word He says those fools believe 
Who could move a mountain? 
Who would love their enemy? 
Who could rejoice in pain? 
And turn the other cheek? 
And still say, "Surely God is with us, 
Well, surely God is with us," 
Who'll say, "Surely God is with us today, today!" 

They say, "Surely God is with us 
Well, surely God is with us" 
They say, "Surely God is with us" 

Blessed are the poor in spirit 
Heaven belongs to them 
Blessed are those who make peace 
They are God's children 
I Am the Bread of Life, and the Way" 
You hear that Man, believe what He says! 

Tell me, who's that Man, they made Him a prisoner 
They tortured Him and nailed Him to a tree 
Well if He's so bad, who did He threaten? 
Did He deserve to die between two thieves? 
See the scars and touch His wounds 
He's risen flesh and bone 
Now the sinners have become the saints 
And the lost have all come home 

And they say, "Surely God is with us (Surely God is with us) 
Well, surely God is with us," 
They say, "Surely God is with us today!" (Today!) 
They say, "Surely God is with us 
Well, surely God is with us" 
They say, "Surely God is with us today"

Sometimes we try so hard to make Jesus seem safe, normal and predictable that we lose the radical nature of the man and the prophet. When we do that, we cheat the world of the most amazing life ever lived- one that was fully human and fully divine. So many missed out on knowing Jesus all those years ago when he walked the Earth.  Let's not miss him again.  Surely God is with us...and his name shall be called Jesus.

Because of Jesus,