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Friday... Let's be inclined to listen and see what happens.


Hebrews 5:8 (NLT), "Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered."

Friday... Let's be inclined to listen and see what happens.

I came across this verse this morning. It is Hebrews 5:8 (NLT) and it says, "Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered."

Now for us who are called Christians, Jesus is our example and so whatever is said about him is very important for us.

You see Jesus at the end of his ministry here on earth came to the point of doing what he had come to do and he seemed to have some trouble doing it. Yes, he was part human and if we knew what was going to happen the next day and there was great suffering involved we would have a major problem, wouldn't we? 

They argued in a garden

Yes, Jesus had some time of arguing with his Father about this matter of suffering but he ended up accepting what his Father wanted and he suffered and died on a Cross and was then resurrected. Verses 8-9 (NIRV) says, "Jesus was God's Son. But by suffering he learned what it means to obey. In this way he was made perfect. Eternal salvation comes from him. He saves all those who obey him." And we too need to understand that our suffering has a purpose by God behind it. He wants us to mature.

Verse 11 (AMP) says, "Concerning this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull and sluggish in [your spiritual] hearing and disinclined to listen." Again, let's be inclined to listen and see what happens.  

Verse 14 says, "But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil. The NLV says, "who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong."

Again, "Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered."

Over in Zechariah 8:9a (NLT) it says, "This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says: Be strong and finish the task!" The task was to rebuild the Temple which had been destroyed.

And then verse 12, "For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings." Yes, these people had been suffering and some of it came from disobedience but God was giving them another chance to inherit a blessing. He was planting seeds.

Yes, it is is hard to explain but suffering has its place in our lives. Verse 8 (AMP), "Although He was a Son [who had never been disobedient to the Father], He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered." And God also wants us to learn and to mature. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 


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