Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let's hold tightly to our confession. For we don't have a high priest who can't be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:14 WEB
When kings of old passed through their towns, it was often with much pomp (splendid display and ceremony). They would ride in a golden chariot or a carriage pulled by twelve white horses and be accompanied by divisions of highly disciplined and ornately dressed soldiers marching in formation in order to display their power to the serfs. They lived a life detached from the underlings.
The great kings had absolutely nothing in common with the farmers, shepherds, and servants that lined the streets to watch them pass. They were separated by a huge social gap and believed in 'Royal Blood'. They thought that they could never be like you, and that you could never be like them. It was as if they never had to 'relieve themselves' after a meal.
Then Jesus Christ came to the earth as the anointed One, the Messiah, the King of all kings. Unlike the earthly kings, He was born in a stable and laid in a feeding trough. His dad was a poor carpenter and His mom a social outcast for she was pregnant long before their wedding. Even the dad looked at the mom differently for a while and thought to break off their engagement. He knew that the child was not his, but now there He was in the trough and his to raise.
Of course we know the rest of the story, that Mary was a virgin and conceived when the Holy Spirit overshadowed her. We also know that an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and explained what had happened. But pretend a minute that it had not been written yet and that you had not read it, for the New Testament was written after the crucifixion of Jesus. What did the town people think of them?
Jesus, the greatest of all kings, came into the world in the most humble way and in a lowly social status. People whispered to each other when this family passed by. He was the common Man. He was real and He lived a life down here on earth just as we are. He ate, He drank, He sang, He worked, He bled, He slept, He wept, and He went to the bathroom.
He lived a life as one of us and He went through the same temptations that we do, but He did not yield or follow through with evil desires. He lived a sinless life, but it was a real life just as we live. He is not detached from humanity but has already walked that path before us and He can understand what you are facing today.
Though Jesus was of true 'Royal Blood', He chose to be a common man. He washed the feet of His disciples as a servant would, He touched the lepers, He ate with the sinners, He slept comfortably in the bottom of a fishing boat. He became like us by choice, and now we can become like Him by choice. We can be washed clean by His Royal Blood because He chose to share it with the world.
Prayer: Father, I thank You for sending Your Son Jesus to redeem us, to make a way for us to come back to You. Fill my life with Your presence and lead me into deeper water, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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