Private pains, deep hurts, shameful addictions. You may think that nobody understands what you are going through, but God does. He can identify with all your pains and is able to help you (see Hebrews 2:18, 4:15).
In the Old Testament, the grain offering brought to God speaks of Jesus’ life on earth. The fine flour, which the grain offering is made with, is flour that has been pounded, ground, beaten and sifted through to get it consistently even and fine. Therefore, it typifies the humanity and sufferings of Jesus.
One of the ways the Jewish women prepared the grain offering was to bake it. The baking done in the depths of the oven speaks of the “hidden” sufferings that Jesus went through. I believe that Jesus faced sufferings that we cannot fully understand. Even as a young boy, He must have gone through sufferings that prepared Him to die for all humanity at the cross. And during His ministry years, it must have grieved Him when time and time again, He found unbelief not just in the people around Him, but even in His disciples.
Jesus also suffered at the hands of men—slanderers who misunderstood Him. Once, the Pharisees insinuated that He was born out of wedlock because His mother was with child before she married Joseph (see John 8:39, 41). That scandalous remark, probably not the first, must have hurt Him.
Consider also the temptations He faced. There were not only three. God’s Word says that He was tempted for 40 days (see Luke 4:2)! Not all the temptations were recorded. Those 40 days must have tried Him sorely.What do all these mean?
My friend, Jesus went through all those temptations and sufferings for you, yet He did not sin (see Hebrews 4:15). There is no temptation or suffering that you are going through that He cannot identify with. So come to His throne of grace today and receive His superabounding grace to face and overcome those trials in your life!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
The bottom line - always , is for us to know that Jesus knows us. He made us and He keeps us and He cares for us and He, more than anybody knows us. Our goal should be to know Him. The more we know Jesus, His ways and His power, the more we see His love for us. The more we see His love, the easier it is to trust Him. It's always been a matter of trust. Do you do anything on your own power? Well, whatever that is, it's no good and it's not gonna last. Yesterday, a nice lady shared with me that her husband is at death's door. I told her that she'll need a firm foundation to get her through these trying times. She said, well, like they say, the lord helps those who help themselves. She, sadly will have a tough time ahead. She, like we all need to know is that God helps those who trust in Him to help them. Today, pray that God will show you how much He cares for you, how much He loves you, how well He knows you and how much He helps you in everything.
