We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses.
Hebrews 4:15
When God chose to reveal himself, he did so (surprise of surprises) through a human body. The tongue that called forth the dead was a human one. The hand that touched the leper had dirt under his nails. The feet upon which the woman wept were calloused and dusty. And his tears...oh, don't miss the tears...they came from a heart as broken as yours or mine ever has been.
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness."
So, people came to him. My, how they came to him! They came at night; they touched him as he walked down the street; they followed him around the sea; they invited him into their homes and placed their children at his feet. Why? Because he refused to be a statue in a cathedral or a priest in an elevated pulpit. He chose instead to be Jesus.
from
'God Came Near' by Max Lucado
A 'Grace for the Moment' devotional, 7th April
by Max Lucado
by Max Lucado
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Thank You for being human just like me. I guess You knew how faithless and weak I would be, to doubt Your understanding. And so You chose to go through the limitations, pains and weakness of being human...so that I can trust You when I go through the nights of crying alone in helplessness, as You bear Your wounded hands and heart to me....
...so that I can press on in Your strength.
[Press On] - Selah
When the valley is deep
When the mountain is steep
When the body is weary
When we stumble and fall
When the choices are hard
When we're battered and scarred
When we've spent our resources
When we've given our all
In Jesus' name, we press on
In Jesus' name, we press on
Dear Lord, with the prize
Clear before our eyes
We find the strength to press on
In Jesus' name, we press on
In Jesus' name, we press on
Dear Lord, with the prize
Clear before our eyes
We find the strength to press on
To press on
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Gonna sleep soon. Still have to be up early later to send Ah quan off to army. Time really flies man. Knowing him since his sec sch days....and now...off to the army. I'm gonna miss him man...not to mention a running partner.
Take care man Ah quan...in the midst of the struggles and difficulties, hold on to Him. There is something worthwhile at the end of your struggle for Him.