Jesus Dropped the Eggs?

It is easy to be intimidated by those who impress us.  We imagine they do not struggle like we do and are impervious to trials and difficulties.  My parents worked to raise their children to love God, go to church, be polite, have good manners and show respect.  Though us kids were by no means perfect, it seems at least one person assumed our house was without struggles and problems they faced.  When my mum told another mum on the phone eggs had fallen to the floor and needed cleaning up, the other shocked woman exclaimed, "Wow!  That happens at your house too?"  Being an amazing mum who worked to raise children and manage the home does not prevent mishaps that are common to all people.

Think about this for a moment:  do you believe Jesus was involved in any accidents?  Do you think he ever dropped eggs because his fingers were wet, knocked over a drink with his elbow when speaking or struck his thumb with a glancing blow from a hammer?  I believe it is very likely Jesus experienced all these things and more because He was a man as well as divine.  Just because Jesus is part of the Godhead does not mean His body was spared fatigue or had perfect coordination without fail.  If Jesus was insulated from what we call "accidents" due to His divinity, humanity would be denied at least two things:  a Saviour who refused to stoop to our level of human weakness, and people the opportunity to see a godly response when accidents happened.

Hebrews 4:15 says of our Saviour Jesus, "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathise with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin."  Accidentally dropping an egg because it is slippery is not a sin, but cursing and outbursts of wrath are.  Jesus was not impervious for painful things happen to Him, like being the victim of vicious pranks, mockery and ridicule.  He might have come to work and his tools were stolen or his hard work sabotaged overnight, and though it is not detailed we know by His divine character He always responded in a godly manner.  Jesus was in all points tempted:  tempted to lust, hate, curse, steal, lash out, gossip and fornicate.  He did not live in a perfect world with perfect parents, family or perfect government.  This world and all its inhabitants are deeply flawed and heading to destruction, and that is why He put on weak, imperfect flesh to become the perfect sacrifice for sin as the Lamb of God without blemish.

It could be more edifying for others to accidentally drop the eggs and respond in a God-honouring and gracious manner than to never have dropped an egg in your life.  Many carpenters have smashed their fingers, blackened nails and sliced their skin in the course of their occupation:  it follows that if Jesus built calluses He also had cuts.  For Jesus to continually draw upon His divine foreknowledge to avoid physical pain or embarrassment runs completely contrary to the cross.  Jesus would be one to step in the way of a falling board to protect others and not flee to preserve His own skin.  During His entire life on earth Jesus experienced the full gamut of human experience, for He cried, rejoiced, feasted, grieved, laboured with his hands, hungered and thirsted, became hot and sweaty from walking, and sat down because He was weary.  This is all to point out that we can assume due to Christ's divinity He cannot relate to our frailty, but the message of the cross says otherwise.

Jesus going to the cross was no accident but was determined from before the foundation of the world (Rev. 3:8).  This is way more meaningful and practical than hearing about a time when Jesus dropped the eggs or overcooked them because He was in a conversation and the fire was running hot.  We are not told of all Jesus suffered, and this shows God's plans and purposes Jesus accomplished and are recorded for us in Scripture are infinitely more significant than accidents and injuries we pick up during this life.  We enjoy heartwarming vignettes about athletes and celebrities that make them a bit more relatable to us, though they don't know us and we really don't know them.  The personal connection we have with Jesus by faith is far more profound, for it is personal, spiritual and eternal.  Better than Him being just like us is by God's grace we shall be like Him, having been born again and accepted in the beloved through the Gospel.  The cuts on His fingers in the workshop and the pierced hands on Calvary are for our benefit and blessing.