BBD 09.16.09 Jesus Knows
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09.16.09
Jesus Knows
.Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of
death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might
taste death for everyone. - Hebrews 2:9.
Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood. He Himself
likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had
the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear
of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Therefore, in all
things He had to be made like his brethren, that He might be a merciful and
faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for
the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted,
He is able to aid those who are tempted. - Hebrews 2:14-18.
My Dad and I were not very close when I was growing up. I think this was
because my Dad was so busy trying to make a living. My Dad farmed but most
of the time he was farming, he worked a full-time job to support his
farming. As the years have passed, I have grown closer to my father because
I've realized going through the milestones of life that he had already
experienced what I was experiencing.
After I was married, I found a new respect for my father because he had kept
his marriage together even when it would have been easier to walk away. I
began to remember that after the honeymoon was over in my marriage. When our
youngest son was born with Downs Syndrome, we made some difficult choices.
It was then that I remembered that my father and mother had made a difficult
choice after my sister was born. Before I could be born my mother had to
have surgery to make my birth possible. Understanding that my father had
been through many of the circumstances of life that I have faced has created
a bond and brought love to our relationship. I now understand that one of
the reasons he worked so hard when I was a child was because he loved me and
wanted life to be better for me than it was for him. I found that if I need
help I can always count on him to help because he loves me.
As I've walked with my Lord Jesus, I found in much the same way as I did
with my father that Jesus has been there and knows exactly what I am going
through. He knows what it is like to be a human being living on Planet Earth
because He has been here too. Jesus knows what it is like to be sad. He
knows what it is like to experience pain. He knows what it like to be
tempted and to endure those temptations. Jesus knows what it is like to be
persecuted and to suffer an unjust death.
Because Jesus has shared in the tribulations of being "flesh and blood" we
know that He understands whatever we are going through because in some way
He has been there. Knowing that Jesus went through all that He did because
He loves us gives us the confidence to turn to Him when we are hurting and
in need of help.
Whatever you may be going through remember that Jesus loves you and is
ready, willing, and able to help you. Jesus demonstrated all of that some
two thousand years ago when He came down from the glories of Heaven to walk
among us.
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