Pastor Chris
For verily he took not on him the
nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham (Hebrews 2:16).
When the Lord Jesus came to this world, He didn’t come in the form of
angelic beings; rather, He came as the seed of Abraham. He was born of a woman,
and lived as a man, even though He was the Son of God. It was in His humanity
that He was tempted, obeyed God, was crucified and died in our place.
Isaiah 53:5 says, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he
was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are healed." When He was wounded, He felt the pain and
cried out, the way you and I probably would have; but He didn’t give up. The
Bible says He endured the Cross and despised the shame (Hebrews 12:2).
It was in His humanity that He descended into hell, in which also He
engaged Satan in that awful combat in hell, and defeated him and all the
cohorts of darkness. He did it all as a man: "And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them
in it" (Colossians 2:15). He came out of the grave as a man, and ascended
into heaven as a man. He completely identified with us as a man:
"Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his
brethren…" (Hebrews 2:17).
Hebrews 4:15 says, "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." All that Jesus did as a man, He did for us.
As His suffering and death were for us, so His obedience, resurrection and
placement in the heavens were for us as well. His victory is ours; His glory is
ours. He was indeed the Son of man as He was the Son of God. Let us live to His
glory.
Prayer Dear Father, I rejoice for all that
you’ve done for me in Christ Jesus. More than ever, I’m inspired to do your
will and fulfil my ministry in you without reproach. I thank you for opening my
understanding to my abilities in Christ, and the things I can accomplish
through the power of the Spirit working in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d y: 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Acts
2:22
Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Acts 21:37-22:1-21, Job 32-35
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 8:26-39, Joshua 9
No comments:
Post a Comment