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Topic: He Understands (2)
Scripture: ‘He faced all of the same testings we do.’ – Hebrews 4:15 NLT
Message: Are you disappointed in people? Jesus understands, because in the final analysis, those He loved and counted on let Him down. Judas, His treasurer, sold Him out, and then sealed the deal with a kiss. Even in His darkest hour, Gethsemane, His closest disciples, Peter, James and John, couldn’t stay awake and pray with Him for an hour (see Matthew 26:40).
Are you tired of all the demands? Jesus understands. ‘A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all’ (Matthew 15:30 NLT).
You say, ‘But if Jesus was God how could He get tired?’ Because He was both God and man. He had to be God in order to save us, and man in order to die for us. ‘Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime’ (John 4:6 NLT). Have you been falsely accused? Jesus understands. They accused Him of being ‘a boozer, a friend of the misfits’ (Matthew 11:19 MSG). Up until the time of His death they were still trying ‘to find something false…so they could kill him’ (Matthew 26:59 NCV). And Jesus said, ‘The servant is not greater than his lord’ (John 15:20 KJV).
When you decide to follow Jesus, you’re signing up for a life of advancement – and adversity! So why did Jesus go through these things? ‘Since he himself has gone through suffering…he is able to help us’ (Hebrews 2:18 NLT). He walked the path you’re on today so that you could go to Him knowing He understands, and that He is able to help.
Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 18-19, Hebrews 12
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Salvation Prayer
Have you ever made Jesus the Lord and Savior of your life?
If not, pray this prayer and start a new life in Christ.
Dear God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I admit that I am not right with You, and I want to be right with You. I ask You to forgive me of all my sins. The Bible says if I confess with my mouth that “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I will be saved (Rom. 10:9). I believe with my heart and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is the Lord and Savior of my life. Thank You for saving me! In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.
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