THE PERFECTING OF CHRIST

though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, (Hebrews 5:8-9 NKJV)

For the long and steep ascent of life, our Father has given us a companion, a captain of the march, a brother, even Jesus our Lord, who passed through the suffering of death, and is now crowned with glory and honor (Hebrews 2:9-11). He has passed along our pathway, and climbed our steep ascents, that He might become our merciful and faithful friend and helper. In this sense He was perfected, and became unto all them that obey Him the author of eternal salvation.

As regards to His nature, it was impossible for Him to be otherwise than perfect. In Him all the fullness of the divine nature dwelt without limitations. But since the children partook of flesh and blood, He also Himself partook of the same; it behooved Him in all things to be made like unto His brethren. To each of us He says: "I have trodden this path before Thee, and know every inch of the way." Christ is the great heart, the companion for all pilgrim souls.

But if we are to walk with Him, and realize His eternal salvation, we must learn to obey. This is the lesson taught to the scientist by nature. He must be exact, minute, and microscopic in his attention and obedience to details. If he should fail in one tiny point, his best conceived plans and experiments must fail. Exact obedience is essential to the engineer. The slightest inadvertence will clog and stop the mightiest machine that human ingenuity ever invented. It is, however, in the spiritual sphere that disobedience brings the greatest and most momentous catastrophes. We must learn to obey, even in the dark! It’s not ours to murmur, or to question God's dealings. He withholds His reasons, but demands our obedience.

The strength to obey is God given. There appeared an angel from heaven to strengthen Christ, and to each of us walking down dark and hard paths, that angel comes still. But you never know the angel till you reach your Gethsemane. It is because our Lord learned these things by experience, that He is perfected to impart eternal salvation to every soul of man who trusts and obeys.

PRAYER

Eternal Savior, who knows each step of this difficult pathway of life, we come to You for Your gracious help; enable us to obey Your commandments, and in every hour of mortal weakness and fear stand beside us to be our very present help. It’s in Your name I ask it, AMEN.

God's Daily Promise

Promise #89:
It is precious for Me to see My faithful ones come home.

Psalm 116:15 (WEB)
Precious in the sight of Yahweh
is the death of his saints.