Jesus understands...
“For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect
has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” -Hebrews 4:15
I
must give credit for the following thoughts here. Usually in this blog, the thoughts are my own
however, after reading John Piper’s “50 Reasons Jesus Had to Die” and coming
across ‘Reason 27: To Become a Sympathetic and Helpful Priest,’ I had to share
his words directly. The following thoughts
are not my own, but Pastor and Theologian John Piper’s. I pray that they will be an encouragement to
you, reader.
“A
lifetime of temptation climaxing in spectacular abuse and abandonment gave
Jesus an unparalleled ability to sympathize with tempted and suffering
people. No one has ever suffered
more. No one has ever endured more
abuse. And no one ever deserved it less
or had a greater right to fight back.
But the apostle Peter said, ‘He committed no sin, neither was deceit
found in His mouth. When He was reviled,
He did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but continued
entrusting Himself to Him who judges justly’ (1 Pet. 2:22-23). Therefore, the Bible says He is able ‘to
sympathize with our weaknesses (Heb. 4:15).”
(p.72, 50 Reasons Jesus Had to Die)
Take
heart in knowing that you have a Lord and Savior in Jesus who knows and
understands. Go to Him in prayer.
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