Jesus Gets Us

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. – Hebrews 4:14-16

When it comes to all the fights that we face, all the failures that we have, and all the faults that we battle, we have a Savior who is absolutely perfect and who can bring sympathy and empathy to help us deal with how we feel. Isn’t that encouraging news?

Simply put, whatever you are going through, Jesus will get you through. In today’s key passage of Scripture, we are told three facts about Jesus that let us know that this is true. We’re going to cover the first fact today and then we’ll discuss the other two tomorrow.

The first fact we must consider about Jesus is that Jesus feels what we feel. There is one thing that Jesus has in common with every person who has ever lived or ever will live and that is He was a human being.

If you had seen Jesus, He would have looked like a human being. If you listened to Jesus, He would have talked like a human being. If you traveled with Jesus, He walked just like a human being, because He was a human being. And as a human being, He felt all the emotions we feel.

He was tired, sad, angry, happy, frustrated, hungry, lonely, betrayed, forgotten, and the list keeps going. He experienced life fully as a human, so He understands all the things we feel. I pray that we find comfort in this truth today and that it gives us confidence to go to Jesus with everything that’s weighing on our hearts because He understands it all. 

Dear Jesus, thank you for being an empathetic God. It is so comforting to know that you get me. I pray that you help me when I’m struggling and that I find peace in knowing you understand where I’m coming from. In Jesus’ name, amen.