The greatest blessing we have is that God became man because He loved us so much that He would go to the cross and personally die for our sins. The Bible explains in John 1:14 that God became flesh and dwelt among us.
Jesus Christ became like us. He sanctified life by assuming a full human nature without sin by means of his incarnation. He was fully human and fully God. Jesus Christ is God. Jesus Christ is man. The Bible puts these two great truths of full deity and full humanity together. When we look to Jesus, we see God himself. Jesus said in John 14:9 (ESV), “…Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. …” What makes Jesus so unique is he is the only one in whom we may see God.
Jesus fully experienced what it means to be a man. He experienced all that we experience with the one exception, and that is, that he never sinned in thought or deed. This is why he can be our great high priest and intercessor.
Jesus never experienced personal sin, but he was reckoned a sinner on our behalf and died as our substitute. The incarnation made it possible for Jesus to die. God cannot die. However, a human body made it possible for Jesus Christ to die on the cross and pay our penalty for sin. Three days later he was resurrected in his physical body and later ascended into heaven. Our eternal destiny depends upon our relationship to the eternal truth in Jesus Christ.
Therefore, the writer of Hebrews says in Hebrews 4:15-16 (ESV), “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. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Because He’s God and man, Jesus fully displays His love and tender compassion towards us. We can come to him expecting full, tender, deep sympathy and compassion. Our great high priest is ever ready to strengthen and comfort, to heal and restore the wounded believer. He is always ready and prepared to receive all who call upon him at the throne of grace. In 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV), Christ tells Paul (and us), “My grace is sufficient for you.”
We have a wondrous provision of God’s grace in our time of testing. It is always available to us. Our exalted high priest is the Son of God. Hebrews 4:14 (ESV) says, “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.”
The invitation is always open to confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
We’ve been given the opportunity to approach the throne of God, moment by moment, every day with honesty and openness. We can come as we are to talk with Jesus confidentiality, say how we feel, say what we’re feeling, confess all our sins, and ask what we need in confidence. We can do this because it’s His blood, that He offered up as the supreme sacrifice, as our perfect High Priest. His blood cleanses us from all sin and unrighteousness, and the Holy Spirit can refresh us spiritually, on a daily basis.
Have a safe and blessed day,
Pastor Chuck
Jesus Christ became like us. He sanctified life by assuming a full human nature without sin by means of his incarnation. He was fully human and fully God. Jesus Christ is God. Jesus Christ is man. The Bible puts these two great truths of full deity and full humanity together. When we look to Jesus, we see God himself. Jesus said in John 14:9 (ESV), “…Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. …” What makes Jesus so unique is he is the only one in whom we may see God.
Jesus fully experienced what it means to be a man. He experienced all that we experience with the one exception, and that is, that he never sinned in thought or deed. This is why he can be our great high priest and intercessor.
Jesus never experienced personal sin, but he was reckoned a sinner on our behalf and died as our substitute. The incarnation made it possible for Jesus to die. God cannot die. However, a human body made it possible for Jesus Christ to die on the cross and pay our penalty for sin. Three days later he was resurrected in his physical body and later ascended into heaven. Our eternal destiny depends upon our relationship to the eternal truth in Jesus Christ.
Therefore, the writer of Hebrews says in Hebrews 4:15-16 (ESV), “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. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Because He’s God and man, Jesus fully displays His love and tender compassion towards us. We can come to him expecting full, tender, deep sympathy and compassion. Our great high priest is ever ready to strengthen and comfort, to heal and restore the wounded believer. He is always ready and prepared to receive all who call upon him at the throne of grace. In 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV), Christ tells Paul (and us), “My grace is sufficient for you.”
We have a wondrous provision of God’s grace in our time of testing. It is always available to us. Our exalted high priest is the Son of God. Hebrews 4:14 (ESV) says, “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.”
The invitation is always open to confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
We’ve been given the opportunity to approach the throne of God, moment by moment, every day with honesty and openness. We can come as we are to talk with Jesus confidentiality, say how we feel, say what we’re feeling, confess all our sins, and ask what we need in confidence. We can do this because it’s His blood, that He offered up as the supreme sacrifice, as our perfect High Priest. His blood cleanses us from all sin and unrighteousness, and the Holy Spirit can refresh us spiritually, on a daily basis.
Have a safe and blessed day,
Pastor Chuck
RSS Feed