Just Like One Of Us

Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12

This passage is a wonderful bridge, if you will, between the message of God's intention for us having partners  to share our lives with and how Jesus' life is meant to mirror that. The wonderful imagery painted by the author of of Hebrews reminds us that God thinks highly about humankind. The writer also reminds us that God placed humankind as the primary caretakers of God's creation, stating that "God left nothing outside their control."

What we also see in this passage from Hebrews is how Jesus was sent to us by God to be an example of what God's intentions are.There is no doubt that Jesus lived life as a human and as such was fully exposed to all that humans endure; love, hatred, unity, division, companionship, loneliness, devotion, betrayal.

What I think we're to see in this passage is how Jesus truly was like one of us. The life of Jesus is filled with many of the same stories ours are filled with and for the most part Jesus reacted how we react. The difference may be that Jesus never forgot that God was always with him. Unfortunately, as the humans we are, we sometimes forget that important fact. There are times when we feel alone, unloved, unimportant, or non-existent. It's in those times we forget that God is standing right next to us, arm on our shoulder, ready to give us an encouraging word when we're ready to hear it.

Compassion is something we all crave. We want people to share in our life just as much as we want to share in the lives of others. It's just that sometimes, when we're at our lowest, we don't see how much people really care about us. This passage in Hebrews does well to remind us that "we do see Jesus", though. It's in our Christ we are able to realize that we're never alone in whatever we go through because in the story of Christ we understand that even in the end, when Jesus was facing death, he fully understood that there was still a God who loved him, and he still had himself.

It's in the 3-person approach to relationships we find peace. Never forget that as much as God and others love you, you need to love yourself.