Hebrews 2:17
Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.
I don’t know how you feel about the picture presented above, but the thought that Jesus had to be like me or you is hard to fathom. I look around and question if he would play golf, ride a bicycle, go swimming, shovel snow (written during the second big freeze), go sledding, or any of the myriad of things we do. He became like his brothers and sisters in every respect so that we could identify with him and his mission. He sacrificed himself for us to destroy the one, who has the power of death, the devil.
So, as we go through this Lenten Season, the cold, snow, wind chill, closeted in our homes, slipping and sliding challenges our fortitude. Realize that whatever we have done, are doing or will be doing has been atoned for by his sacrifice. We need to make the effort to help each other share the same things that he has shared for us. But, because we are human and sometimes fail, we need to pick ourselves up and get back into helping each other. For he did not come to help angels, but he did come to save you and me.
Michael Nedzel
This Lent, we are sharing the offerings of members of All Saints who worked together to create a daily Lenten devotional book. Join us for worship Sunday morning at 8:30 and 11. Wednesday, we will have supper at 6:15 and worship at 7 as we meet Matthew in our series "Christ on Trial." Visit http://www.allsaintspalatine.org for full calendar and information and respond to this email message to request to be removed from our distribution list.
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