He can Sympathize with us
“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has
gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold
firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high
priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but
we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we
are--yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of
grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help us in our time of need.” – Hebrews 4:14-16
On May 24, 1962, Commander Scott Carpenter roared into space
in a Mercury space capsule. He piloted his Aurora 7
spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth, reaching
a maximum altitude of 164 miles. The spacecraft landed in
the Atlantic Ocean about 1000 miles southeast of Cape
Canaveral after 4 hours and 54 minutes of flight time.
Following his return, NASA Administrator Webb presented him
with astronaut wings in a ceremony at the Cape. Then on June
5, New York City celebrated his flight with a ticker tape
parade and President Kennedy honored him at the White House.
In the middle of the White House ceremonies, his
five-year-old daughter, Candace, tugged at his sleeve. She
wanted to show her daddy the scratch on her right elbow that
happened while he was gone. What did he do? Yes, he turned
away from the honors, away from the acclaim of a proud
nation to give his attention to the concerns of his little
daughter. A scratch on the elbow was important to her, and
so it was important to him.
In our hurt, Jesus Christ can sympathize with us. Today in
prayer, turn to Jesus and confess any sin and receive His
loving comfort.
“Don’t let your weaknesses, your temptations, your suffering
cause you to run from God. Run to Him. He is not the God who
is far off. He is near. He’s the one who can truly meet your
needs because He’s ‘Been there. Dealt with that.’” – Joel
Smith
God’s Word: “I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne
is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of
their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her
mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he
shows us his mercy.” – Psalm 123:1-2
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2004, Devotional E-Mail
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