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Does God really know what we are going through?

By Pastor Curt Seefeldt, Director of Church Relations at The Lutheran Home Association

Yes! Since Jesus predicted his people would drink the cup, he certainly knows the challenges they are dealing with as they do. More than that, Jesus understands what human suffering is all about. He suffered too! Even though he was true God, he endured real suffering as a human being right up to and including the time of his death. His life was painful, and it was hard.

The writer to the Hebrews explains this when he writes about Jesus as our high priest: “We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Jesus was hungry. He was rejected by many people. He was misunderstood. He endured physical pain. He was tempted to sin. He was forsaken by his own heavenly Father. He even died. That is why we can say that he does know what you are going through, and he does understand how you are feeling. He experienced difficulties like yours and difficulties that were even greater. 

The one who suffered is the one who promises to comfort you. He will send his holy angels to strengthen you. These are the same angels who strengthened Jesus in his time of need (Luke 22:43).

Prayer: 

Dear Jesus, the more I study your Word, the more I see the physical and emotional suffering you endured. Fill my heart with a deep understanding of how hard it was for you to live on this earth to save me from sins. Help me realize your life experiences were similar to the challenges I face today, and your temptations were very much the same as my temptations. Jesus, walk with me. Lift me up when I stumble and carry me when I fail. I pray to you because you have redeemed me, soul and body for all eternity. Amen.