--Learning Obedience Through Suffering ~~

[Please Read Hebrews 5:7-9]

~~~HAVE YOU EVER wondered why Jesus had to suffer so much when He came to earth as a man? One might expect that the Son of God should have a comfortable life and a quick and easy death. After all, wouldn't His blood have paid for our sins whether it was shed painlessly or with great agony?

Jesus took on human flesh so that He could die and pay the horrendous price of mankind's iniquity. The pain He experienced reflects the great consequences of human transgression. In fact, all suffering originates from the entrance of sin into the world through Adam and Eve. Therefore, our Savior also had to suffer in order to redeem us from sin and its far-reaching damage.

The holy Son of God, who had never yielded to sin, struggled with the prospect of being the sin bearer on the cross. Yet Jesus submitted and "learned obedience from the things which He suffered" (Hebrews 5:8). And as the source of eternal salvation, He faithfully completed God's plan of redemption.

When it's challenging for us to obey the Lord, we need the help of the One who suffered on our behalf. If His difficult obedience resulted in such a great benefit, surely ours has purpose as well. Yes, my friend, hold on, Jesus is always with His people. ~~
--IN TOUCH~

[ If you have not yet received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, please do so now. He is coming soon. We certainly are seeing the sign of the times all around us.
"If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
For with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. --[Romans 10:9,10,13]

-- --"You're Gonna Be OK" // Jenn Johnson (lyric video) <https://youtu.be/dgvcw2vXRm4>
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