Have you ever heard a leader say that leadership should be on a higher level than the people they are serving? Well, I get that they should be a strong experienced believer with a special call upon their lives, but, when they start thinking they actually are more spiritual than everyone else, that's when problems usually begin.
You see, that is the difference with Jesus. He is God. He is above everything yet, he came down and was like us to sympathize with us and minister to us. He understands temptation at its' deepest level. The temptation that he endured assures us that he understands whatever we are going through when we are tempted.
Jesus gets that you are tempted by whatever tempts you.
He gets that it beats you up.
He gets that the enemy condemns you for even being tempted, but that being tempted is not sinning.
What ever you are feeling, he understands.
That is why we hold firmly to the faith we profess (verse 14)! We hold on to him because in him we have the victory.
Jesus, thank you for being our High Priest that sympathizes with our weaknesses. Help us to hold on to you especially when we are tempted so that we, like you, will not sin. Praise be to you in us today!
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