Good Morning Friends,
“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he
offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could
save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once
made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.”
(Hebrews 5:7-10)
Suffering, submission, and obedience are the
marks from Jesus’ life that perfectly fitted Him to be our High Priest before
the Father.
In suffering, Jesus felt what it is like to
be human. He knows what it means to face the trials and difficulties of life on
earth. Without that experience it would be more difficult for us to think He is
sympathetic with us in our difficulties, and more difficult for us to trust
Him.
In submission and obedience, Jesus felt how
hard it is to say “no” to self and to His own will. That is the greatest difficulty
we face in this life. We want our way and to act according to our will. To give
in to the will of another is a great struggle, even when the other is God
Himself. Jesus understands that. He, too, felt the pull of His own will and the
strength of the desire to do what He wanted to do, rather than what God was
calling Him to do.
He felt suffering, and overcame it. He did
not allow suffering to determine how He would act or what He would accomplish. He
knew submission and obedience. Although faced with the temptation, He did not
give in to His own will, but kept perfectly focused on what God was calling Him
to do. He faced the same struggles we do, so He is an understanding High
Priest. He overcame them perfectly, so, like no other, He is a fit High Priest.
Trustworthy and fit: perfect to stand before
God on our behalf.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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