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In one of the more well known prophecies of Jesus it says....
Isa 53:3; He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Isa 53:4; Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
I've asked myself.. when did Jesus do this? And yet the answer is in several places in the New Testament.
The story of Lazarus is a good example.
John 11:33; When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,
John 11:34; and said, "Where have you laid him?" They *said to Him, "Lord, come and see."
John 11:35; Jesus wept.
John 11:36; So the Jews were saying, "See how He loved him!"
He was deeply moved in His spirit, and was troubled....
He wasn't angry here.... He was saddened. He was sorry His friend had died.
In fact it says here (the verse famous for being the shortest verse in the Bible...) "Jesus wept".
Even the Jews could see.. how much Jesus "loved him".
Yes, we know the rest of the story, yes Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. But in this instant...
In this moment... Jesus knew what it felt like to be human. To be a man.
To hurt when we hurt. To feel sorrow, to feel grief.
Yes Jesus died for us and that was a terrible, cruel, horrific way to die....
But even in our lives.... Jesus loved us enough... cared for us enough.... not only to die for our sins.
But to hurt for us, feel sorrow with us.
To bear our griefs and sorrows... I find it amazing that God would come down to earth, to feel
our pain and suffering in this life. How much Jesus loves us.
Heb 4:15; For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
We have a Savior who can sympathize with us in our weaknesses. Our pains and our sorrows.
I wonder... can you really love someone without hurting with them sometimes?
How amazing is our God... the God with compassion for His people.
Isa 53:3; He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Isa 53:4; Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
I've asked myself.. when did Jesus do this? And yet the answer is in several places in the New Testament.
The story of Lazarus is a good example.
John 11:33; When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,
John 11:34; and said, "Where have you laid him?" They *said to Him, "Lord, come and see."
John 11:35; Jesus wept.
John 11:36; So the Jews were saying, "See how He loved him!"
He was deeply moved in His spirit, and was troubled....
He wasn't angry here.... He was saddened. He was sorry His friend had died.
In fact it says here (the verse famous for being the shortest verse in the Bible...) "Jesus wept".
Even the Jews could see.. how much Jesus "loved him".
Yes, we know the rest of the story, yes Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. But in this instant...
In this moment... Jesus knew what it felt like to be human. To be a man.
To hurt when we hurt. To feel sorrow, to feel grief.
Yes Jesus died for us and that was a terrible, cruel, horrific way to die....
But even in our lives.... Jesus loved us enough... cared for us enough.... not only to die for our sins.
But to hurt for us, feel sorrow with us.
To bear our griefs and sorrows... I find it amazing that God would come down to earth, to feel
our pain and suffering in this life. How much Jesus loves us.
Heb 4:15; For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
We have a Savior who can sympathize with us in our weaknesses. Our pains and our sorrows.
I wonder... can you really love someone without hurting with them sometimes?
How amazing is our God... the God with compassion for His people.
