The Greatest Comfort!

The Greatest Comfort!

We find this comfort in Hebrews 4:15: Our great High Priest, Jesus, sympathizes with our infirmities or weaknesses! He has compassion on us, on our pitiful weaknesses! He shows sincere sympathy for us who quiver like an aspen leaf, and yet we are called to do God’s will in every detail, just as it is done in heaven—in other words, to perfection. It takes very much for us who by nature are so pitiable, to achieve something so great and exalted.

All of this compassion and this compassion and sympathy that Jesus, He acquired in the days of His flesh. He then experienced how difficult it is for those who have flesh and blood like us. The apostle Peter also has a compelling expression for this: “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” 1 Pet. 4:18. Jesus certainly received a deeper understanding of this when in the days of His flesh He offered up prayers and supplications with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death.

He did not forget this. This is exactly why He sympathetically intercedes for us. His prayer is also heard now! Glory to His great and glorious name!

Since it was that difficult for Jesus who never committed sin, how much more difficult it must be for us who have committed unspeakably much sin?! For it is obvious that we have become considerably weakened because of all the sins we have committed.

In spite of all this weakness, God’s grace and power and treatment and Jesus Christ’s compassion and intercession are so great and effective, it shall succeed fully to love God to the extent that we are able to keep His commandments!

Through Jesus’ compassion and sympathy for us, we can understand that He (for example) thinks like this: “Poor wretches! It is so difficult for them. I remember My days in the flesh; I have to pray sincerely and vehemently for them that it will succeed fully for them, so that I can soon have them as My bride.”

Reflecting on all this true and glorious comfort is also powerfully encouraging, for since He is so justifiably compassionate with us, it is totally meaningless if we are not sympathetic, compassionate, forbearing, and longsuffering with one another!

Thinking of Jesus’ compassion for me strengthens me powerfully to be forbearing with others. Then come to have understanding. Praise to our Lord, our High Priest who is full of compassion!!!

When we have laid hold of living faith in an always overcoming life, we are no longer as pitifully weak as we previously were, even though we are still weak to some degree. It doesn’t sound so very pathetic when (for example) it is written that we shall “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” Eph. 6:10. In Swedish it says, “And in His powerful strength!” In French, “By His all-enabling strength!”

Then it has to succeed! Hallelujah!!!

This is the end of all those formerly pitiful wretches.

What do you think of our High Priest?!

Your fellow brother in awe and admiration of Him—