Hebrews 2:16-18 For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels, but He took on Him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoves Him to be made like unto his brethren that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God. To make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself had suffered being tempted – He is able to sucker them that are tempted.
We often read of Jesus as the High Priest and what He is as High Priest. In Hebrew all chapters from 2 – 10 mention Him as High Priest. This office is the greatest that was ever filled on earth because it was the only living person who would enter into the Holiest of Holies. It was a great honour yet it was not of a person’s own choosing but were chosen by God to fill that place. Jesus Himself did not choose it but he was chosen by God to do it. We read what He was. Verse 17 “In all things it behoved Him to become as His brethren. Jesus knows every struggle and temptation and we often forget that all we have in life Jesus had. Jesus heart every voice in His heart that we hear, but His ear was only open to his Father’s voice. We hear many voices and it is good if our ear is only open to One. Being made like unto His brethren He became a merciful and faithful High Priest. Jesus knew as he understood each struggle and He can be merciful. It is comforting to know that in all the burdens I bear there is One who is sharing it with me. As they tell us “Burdens shared are burdens halved.” It makes the load so much lighter. It is sad to know that in the world there are many who go through very deep waters distressing times and worst if there is no one to bear it with them or to share it. Bearing it alone.
Jesus understood all we have and is a merciful and faithful High Priest. In Revelation it tells us that He is the faithful Witness. All messages given, Jesus was witnessing all they had. They would understand – while some that were written were not pleasant, to understand it is spoken by Him, who loves me and washed me from sin and they could accept what was said of them.
Reproving, correcting by the One who loves us and washed us in His own blood. Jesus, our faithful High Priest. Jesus was Holy, undefiled harmless and separated from sinners Made higher than the heaven. Holy and undefiled – No spot or blemish or stain on His life and He was tempted by the devil because the devil knew, if he could bring just a spot to blemish His life, Jesus could never be the Passover Lamb to be given for the sins of the world
Jesus also knew this and the struggle was so keen, to have kept His garment from all sin, stain and blemish. The pain Jesus had was not the most severe on the cross, when blood flowed from His Head, Hands and Feet – was not the most severe pain he had. The severest pain He had, was to keep Himself altogether clean and without sin day-by-day. Living amidst all defilement, sin and wrong – to just keep Himself pure and unspotted. A struggle being a true child of God. Inward battle to keep clean from all sin, defilement and to be Holy, undefiled and harmless. To be harmless – Jesus did not offend people – Harmless as doves and He desired His children to be that too. Paul wrote to the Corinthians to give no offence to the Jews, Gentiles or to the church of God. No offence to those outside or inside. He brings this before us time and time again and to aim at it. We can avoid being an offence and causing offence. Be harmless, separate from sinners. A separated life. In the life of Jesus the separation was great in the beginning when he came to be the Passover Lamb.
Lamb was to be separated on the 10th day of the first month till the 14th day, when it was killed.
A little lamb separated from the flock, brought into the home, living alone till it was killed.
Jesus came from his Father’s Home, being separated from there. Then He lived a separated life in the world and did not get mixed up with things He should not have. Some get so involved in business or politics and the friendships of the world. It only brings suffering and pain into their lives and to others. The test is great; just living a separated life in customs, in fashion and in all. Jesus was separate from sinners and was made higher than the the Heavens. A Great Place He filled. In Revelation it speaks of Jesus, the only begotten One, from the dead and the Prince of the kings of the Earth, being made higher than the Heavens. What it does for us. He is touched with the feeling of our infirmity and our weakness. It is not always things concerning things wicked and bad, but weakness of faith, or fear we have when troubles and difficulties come. The Lord has sympathy with us when we are weak in that, yet He does not approve of it.
He had sympathy with the weakness of His disciples, even when they feared to stand by Him, but He did not approve of it.
People think when Naomi’s husband went to Moab it was of God, but it was not. He did not approve of it although he showed mercy to her. Friendships of the world are not right, it is not of God and it is not approved, although He shows mercy. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul. An anchor is used in a storm and in distress to hold the ship.
It is not of much value if it’s just lying there went smooth sailing, but when storm comes and danger is there, the anchor is IMPORTANT. It holds the ship. This hope can hold us in the midst of the storm, problems and strife.
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