He Knows Exactly How it Feels

Greetings,

A while back I got sick and tired of trying to match all of Jorge’s socks once they came out of the dryer.  At one point I had a basket of more than 100 socks that were waiting for their sole mate to arrive, and that nearly drove me nuts.  I did what any sensible person would do: I threw away all the socks, even the ones that were nicely paired, and I bought six packages of the same socks.  So, if you see Jorge thumping avocadoes at the supermarket, playing ball at the park, singing at church, or crying at a wedding, he will be wearing Dickies, Dri-tech, Moisture Control, black, cotton, crew-cut socks with reinforced toes.

If only all of life’s dilemmas could be so easily solved! 

Well, maybe we can’t throw everything out and start over.  And it’s not realistic to think we can exchange our struggles – our very lives – for a problem-free existence.  But, we do have a mighty encouragement from the Bible:

“We do not have a High Priest Who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who knows exactly how it feels to be human in every respect as we are, yet without committing any sin.  Therefore, let us approach the throne of God’s gracious favor with confidence and without fear, so we may receive mercy for our failures and find His amazing grace to help in our time of need – coming at just the right moment” (Hebrews 4:15-16 The Amplified Bible).

Jesus understands that life is hard because He knows “exactly how it feels to be human in every respect.” He also knows we have to live the one we’re living – that we can’t throw out all our troubles and order a hunky dory new existence.  This is why He invites us to “approach the throne of God’s gracious favor.” When we pray we will receive help “at just the right moment.”

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the answer we are looking for.  Thank You that Your invitation to approach the throne comes with an encouragement to be confident and fearless. Why? Because You have every single thing we need to lead a blessed life. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.