Isaiah 53:2a
For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.
Jesus didn't appear in power and glory but in humility as a baby that had to grow up, experiencing everything we experienced but without sin. The incarnation was like a root coming up out of dry ground - life in the midst of spiritually dead people, light in the midst of darkness.
Jesus' earthly life didn't happen as we might expect - 30 years in obscurity. 3 years of public ministry during which at times he was popular but at others offended the crowds that were following him. People welcoming him into Jerusalem as a king and then a week later shouting for his death. To an outside observer he was, at best, someone who had a bit of potential as a leader, but wasted it. Someone who needed a better pr manager. That's because man looks at the outside appearance but God looks at the heart - the substance. We judge success on how things look to the outside. Jesus kingdom, during the time of his earthly life, did not look powerful or impressive, but at the heart of it was the all powerful creator God carrying out his plan to rescue mankind from their own deliberate disobedience.
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