Our Lord Jesus, is the only one who will completely understand us in every aspect. Isn’t that a bold sentence to make, yes it is.
God could have saved the world without physically coming down to it. He (God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit) created the whole world with just words. He could do it and we will all be spiritually free from sin and the consequences of death.
However, he decided to come and be a man.
This decision to be a human was just to make us know that he can relate to us as a person.
The Trinity didn’t want us to have a distant relationship with him where He is in heaven, and we are here alone on earth. He wants us to experience him by physically touching him and connecting with him in ways beyond handwriting on a tablet, like he did to the people in the Old Testament.
What does the Bible say?
For because He Himself [in His humanity] has suffered in being tempted (tested and tried), He is able [immediately] to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are being tempted and tested and tried [and who therefore are being exposed to suffering].
The New Testament is a reflection of God’s unconditional love for us. His coming on earth made him experience everything we now experience. Whether it is hatred, rejection or disrespect. Jesus suffered to bear our sins, though sinless. He took the weight of all our mistakes and carried the heavy wooden cross on our behaves so that we will not be indebted by Satan and his useless lies.
From the devil himself to other people, Jesus was tempted in several ways to dishonor God. He didn’t heed to the temptations, and he counted them with the word of God. This goes to say, we cannot prevent temptations. If God was tempted for the 33 and a half years he lived here on earth, we will always be drawn. Temptation is a medium to allow us to show our devotion to God. If we have invested ourselves in knowing the word of God, no type of temptation will make us heed to sin. We will be obedient to God regardless.
I have heard people say, if God is good, why does he allow us to be tempted? That is a vaque question. God doesn’t tempt us. We have the Bible as guide and the Holy Spirit to help us overcome anything contrary to the plan of God.
Why did Jesus become a man?
His profound love stands as the primary impetus for His earthly arrival.
Yet, the verse above also signifies His purpose to stand by us during our most arduous trials. Trials, unceasing and diverse, provide the sole arena in which we can demonstrate our true identity as His children.
For instance, consider the times He encountered rejection in His hometown.
Even the Pharisees, who should have embraced Him, withheld their support. Just as He faced challenges from unexpected quarters, we too shall encounter our share of tribulations in manifold forms.
How should we react?
The optimal and exclusive approach is to find solace in rest. This involves unwinding and acknowledging our companionship.
Even Jesus experienced such moments, and countless individuals worldwide are undergoing similar situations.
Amidst our trials, it’s all too common to believe that no one truly comprehends our feelings. It’s valid that unless someone has encountered precisely the same circumstances (with identical facts), full understanding might elude them.
Yet, in an extraordinary revelation, God, the all-knowing, affirms His understanding in this verse.
What a comforting affirmation!
Implicitly, this signifies that if we place our faith in God, anxiety can dissipate.
Every temptation or trial faced by Jesus was transient.
Likewise, all the Apostles and exemplary figures of faith in the Bible encountered their share of challenging times. Irrespective of your current predicament, rest assured that God is cognizant. He stands ready to guide you through it, provided you entrust yourself to Him.
To entrust oneself to Him implies placing absolute confidence in His capabilities.
Trust surpasses mere assumption of reliance; it entails complete surrender, firmly believing in our hearts that God can orchestrate positive outcomes even from seemingly adverse circumstances.
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