In Hebrews 2:16 we were reminded that God has chosen us to be the recipients of His help. In today's passage of scripture, Hebrews 2:17-18, we continue to read about the benefits of being the object of His affections. In these two verses we read, "He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted."
In God's sovereign plan, nothing has been done without purpose. Made like His brethren, He partook of flesh and blood when He walked upon this earth as a man. And now, merciful and faithful is our high priest, the Lord Jesus Christ! As a man, He dwelt amongst men and became familiar with their ways. He knows how best to intercede for us regarding the things pertaining to God.
Without question, our sins were overwhelmingly countless, but He took them upon Himself, dying once, the just for the unjust. But He remains available for assistance in this life. We see in our passage today that "He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted". We need not write a list of our temptations for public display, but we would be wise to acknowledge that we are each tempted. And we must not neglect His aid. Who among us is tempted? Each of us that still live and breath in the body of flesh. We are tempted on every side and at every turn. We need the aid that He is capable of providing. Only our brothers and sisters in Christ who have gone before us have ceased to be subject to temptation. With assurance, may we run to the One who formed us, because His word is true, "He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted".
In God's sovereign plan, nothing has been done without purpose. Made like His brethren, He partook of flesh and blood when He walked upon this earth as a man. And now, merciful and faithful is our high priest, the Lord Jesus Christ! As a man, He dwelt amongst men and became familiar with their ways. He knows how best to intercede for us regarding the things pertaining to God.
Without question, our sins were overwhelmingly countless, but He took them upon Himself, dying once, the just for the unjust. But He remains available for assistance in this life. We see in our passage today that "He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted". We need not write a list of our temptations for public display, but we would be wise to acknowledge that we are each tempted. And we must not neglect His aid. Who among us is tempted? Each of us that still live and breath in the body of flesh. We are tempted on every side and at every turn. We need the aid that He is capable of providing. Only our brothers and sisters in Christ who have gone before us have ceased to be subject to temptation. With assurance, may we run to the One who formed us, because His word is true, "He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted".
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