Hebrews 5
7During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Mike's Thoughts:
If you are reading this blog, please do me a favor and drop me a line letting me know. I want to provide opportunities, but at the same time, I want to make sure people are taking advantage of the opportunities.
I want to keep this simple. Look at the beginning of verse 9 (“once made perfect”). When we think of Jesus' perfection, we think of him not sinning. When we think of ourselves being like Jesus, we think about not sinning. The writer of Hebrews elevates this expectation. He is attributing being made perfect with obedience. And specifically, obedience to death. What took Jesus to the last degree of being perfect is that he would obey until death. God is calling us to obey. If you want to be like Jesus, strive to eliminate sin in your life, but don't forget about obeying God.
Prayer:
God, thanks for Jesus' perfect life. Thanks that we get to see where he obeyed you to the point of death. Thanks that he did that for us. Help us to honor that life and sacrifice by living to obey you. Please reveal your will for us, and give us your spirit of grace to pursue that will. --amen
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