We need to feel the cold at times.
I often don’t remember what I dream about and I don’t really remember much of my dream last night except it was somewhat foreboding, feeling like the time the Bible calls the tribulation. The coldness of the world, the insecurity and uncertainty, and then for a follower of Jesus Christ especially, the danger.
So why would that be good?
Because when we are are warm and snuggly in our faith, we aren’t much prone to step outside to rescue those still lost, still trembling in the cold, still heartbroken. We’ve got to feel the pain to be ready to share the healing of Christ.
Christ is our example. He embraced death to defeat death and provide rescue for us. He immersed himself in life on this Earth so he could become a merciful and faithful ambassador between God and man.
He felt the cold wind and as he stayed focused on the purpose of God, the cold wind produced a merciful High Priest, a go-between, a tailor-made Savior for the humans who walk this Earth.
And, now, as Christians, we need to follow. We need to feel the cold and remember the fear, so we can bring the message of Christ with mercy and faith.
(Hebrews 2:14 MSG) Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it’s logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by his death. By embracing death, taking it into himself, he destroyed the Devil’s hold on death
(Hebrews 2:15 MSG) and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death.
(Hebrews 2:16 MSG) It’s obvious, of course, that he didn’t go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham.
(Hebrews 2:17 MSG) That’s why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came before God as high priest to get rid of the people’s sins,
(Hebrews 2:18 MSG) he would have already experienced it all himself–all the pain, all the testing–and would be able to help where help was needed.
