I’ve heard people often say that if
Jesus suffered on this earth, then why shouldn’t we expect to suffer?
Hebrews 2 says, in regards to
Jesus:
Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become
a merciful and faithful high priest in things
pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted
in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are
tempted.
Two things stand out to me in these
verses.
In order for Jesus to be merciful,
and in order for him to aid those who are tempted, he had to be made like them.
In other words, unless we suffer in
this world, we will not be able to show mercy or have the heart to help those
in need.
This is so true. I remember before we lost our home and
suffered financially, I thought others with financial needs just didn’t know
math, and that money issues were simply a matter of adding and
subtracting. How judgmental I was!
Unless we experience pain, we are
not merciful. In fact, we become
judgmental.
Unless we suffer, we don’t really
care to help those who are suffering. In
fact, we don’t even see them.
Take heart if you’re
suffering. There’s a good reason for it,
God is with you through it, and you’re going to come through it full of mercy
and kindness for others.
That may not bring comfort to you
now, but as you are aided and loved by others in your own suffering, remember
that those friends who are helping you most likely suffered too. That’s why they’re helping you.
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