“For we have not an 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” (Hebrews 4:15).
Jesus was fully man, yet fully God. Jesus, in the flesh, experienced all the woes of adolescence. However, the only thing that set Jesus apart from other children was He was not born with a sin nature.
My children are grown, but I well remember those adolescent years. They were years of growing, learning, and making mistakes. For Jesus, it was just a time of growing and learning because He was the sinless Son of God.
I love the way Mona Dukes, “Road Trip” Bible study writer in our magazine, Together With God, expresses the following: “Born to be the spotless sacrifice for us, His sin-free life was a necessity. He was like us, so He could know our plight, but He was pure so He could save us from it.”
Jesus understands, by experience, what we are facing. Whatever we face in this life, it is wonderful to know that the sinless Son of God can honestly say, “been there, done that.” He was able to overcome and through Him we can overcome as well.
Sue Winchester MissouriPRAY TOGETHER:Pray for Diane Conn, bookkeeper at WNAC, as she closes out the books for the year.
