“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” – Hebrews 4:15
It’s common when we’re going through hard times and hard temptations to think that nobody could ever possibly understand. Scripture says that isn’t true! There’s at least One who understands your weakness, your suffering, your temptation, your struggle…Jesus!
When God became flesh, Jesus personally came to know hardship and hunger, temptation and suffering, rejection and betrayal, humiliation and pain. He can sympathize with loneliness and isolation, sickness and grief, agony and death. Jesus understands!
Jesus understands what you’re going through. He understands your temptations and your trials. Moreover, He endured all things without sinning, not even once. Because He did, He was also able to endure the unfathomable wrath of God on our behalf, so that we don’t have to. Jesus understands us, but also demonstrates the power to rise above all those things we struggle with.
When we believe in Him, the Holy Spirit comes to live within us and give us His power to resist temptation, to rise above circumstance, and to glorify and serve God amidst suffering. Jesus understands and empowers us to become more like Him in our weakness. He understands, He sympathizes, and He empowers us to change in a way that transcends human frailty. Do you believe?