Temptations

November 19, 2007

Hebrews 4:14-15 KJV
(14) Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
(15) 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.

One of the things that separates Christian beliefs from other major religions (and minor ones also) is that we have a high priest that died for our sins. He is like us in many ways, but unlike us in one key way. He was tempted to sin but He did not. Because He went through those temptations and did not sin, He knows what we are going through when we are tempted. God the Father cannot even say that he knows what we went through. Jesus does. And He makes intercessions for us because He knows what we are going through.

What an awesome thing. We can say to others often, that they can not know what we are going through. That does not work in dealing with Jesus. He knows what we are going through and can hold our feet to the fire when we try to excuse sins.