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REQUIREMENT MET

Therefore, it was necessary for Jesus to be in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. He then could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people. Since he himself has gone through suffering and temptation, he is able to help us when we are being tempted. – Hebrews 2:17-18 (NLT)

            For Jesus to fulfill His desire to be in relationship with us, He had to become like us by taking on human form and dwelling among us. He had to experience life as we experience it – joy, sorrow, sleep, work, family, tears, sweat, exhaustion, adrenaline, celebration, suffering, conflict, temptation – all were a part of His life just as they are a part of ours.

            Our Lord could not have related to us on our level without becoming like us. He could not have represented us before the Father as our High Priest until He walked this earth in our shoes. The requirement to stand as our mediator as well as our Savior was met in Christ's willingness to live as us, yet not sin. It was met in Jesus' desire to not only come down from the throne of glory and live with us, but to overcome the struggle with us and for us. It is in Christ's becoming a man but not succumbing to the temptations of man that has freed us to stand before God with confidence as we live in the righteousness offered us by Jesus.

PRAYER THOUGHT: Father, thank You for Jesus' willingness to meet the requirement for my deliverance. I praise You that He did it for me.