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"For we
have not a high priest which
cannot be touched
with the feeling
of our infirmities;
but was in all
points tempted like as
we are,
yet without sin.
Let us therefore
come boldly unto the throne of
grace,
that we may obtain
mercy,
and find grace to
help in time of need."
Hebrews 4:15-16
"Our
Sympathetic Savior"
Some years ago, a man in Wales
had the misfortune of being
involved in a mining accident
which necessitated the
amputation of his right leg.
After a period in the
hospital, he went to a
prosthesis maker to be
supplied with an artificial
leg.
When the appendage had been
strapped to the stump, which
was all that remained of the
injured leg, the attendant
requested that the patient get
up and walk across the room.
Awkwardly, the man struggled
to his feet and staggered
across the room. Then,
dragging himself painfully
back to his chair, he slumped
into it, utterly exhausted and
discouraged.
"That's not how to do it,"
said the attendant. "Watch
this!"
Then he gracefully walked
across the floor.
"Ah," exclaimed the patient,
"It's all very easy for you
because you don't have any
disability."
"Oh, haven't I?" replied the
attendant. "Look!" Pulling up
the legs of his trousers, he
disclosed that he was not
wearing one artificial limb,
but TWO!
(Author
Unknown)
So many times we doubt or we
get depressed and discouraged
and we are inclined to say,
"Jesus, it was easy for You.
You are God, and could not
sin. You never tasted the
abundance of daily temptation,
toil, and frustration."
Yet, the writer in
Hebrews tell us " . . . we do
not have a high priest
who is unable
to sympathize with our
weaknesses, but
we have One
who has been tempted in every
way, just as we are ~ yet was
without sin."
So, the next time you
find yourself doubting you can
finish the race, look to
Jesus, the Author and
Perfector of our faith.
The next time you're
depressed about giving up
things for God, look to Jesus
who gave up even more.
Or the next time you're
discouraged, remember the
ultimate sacrifice........
Jesus bearing the sins
of the world on the Cross as
God turned His back to say,
"I LOVE YOU" to us.
May the Lord bless you
and fill you with His
love, hope, joy & peace
always!
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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