He Knows

It’s a few weeks until Easter, and many of us will celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection, just like we do every year at this time.  However, I want to look at the circumstances up to Jesus’s death, to remind us that he is “acquainted” with our grief and humanity in every way.  This should encourage us when we pray, that he listens, knows, and understands.

We’ll start with Matthew’s account.

Matthew 26 states that “they”  “schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.”  And we find out later as we read that even those who were closest to him were among those who schemed – namely – Judas.

Sometimes it’s those who are closest to us who becomes the ones who hurts us the most.  And this leaves a deep wound that often is left open our entire lives.

Jesus knows when our own family and friends betray us, and he knows that it hurts.  It’s the worst kind of betrayal.

When you pray today, remember that Jesus too was betrayed.  In fact, he’s the only one who really knows your grief and can do something about it.  He knew his father loved him, and he wants you to know that too. That knowledge enabled him to love those who betrayed him, in spite of their actions.

If you have been betrayed in the worst of ways, pour your heart out to the One who knows…and has the power to heal.