Christ Tempted as We Are

[Thompson, Darryl]

Christ Tempted as We Are
 
     For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the
feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we
are, yet without sin. Heb. 4:15  

     The coming of Christ to our world was a great event, not only to
this world, but to all the worlds in the universe of God. He came to
take upon Him our nature, to be tempted in all points like as we are,
and yet to leave before us an example of perfect purity and unblemished
character. In that He was tempted in all points like as we are, He knows
how to sympathize with us. He knows how to pity and how to aid the
children and youth; for He too was a child, and He understands every
trial and temptation with which children are beset. . . .  

     His eyes shone with an expression of that love which led Him to
leave the heavenly courts and come to earth to die in the sinner's
place. . . . He pitied and loved not only those who sought to be
obedient and loving, but those also who were wayward and perverse. Jesus
has not changed; He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and He
still loves and pities the erring, seeking to draw them to Himself, that
He may give them divine aid. He knows that a demon power is struggling
in every soul, striving for the mastery; but Jesus came to break the
power of Satan and to set the captives free.  

     In Christ the character of the Father was revealed. As children
looked upon His countenance, they saw purity and goodness shining forth
from His eyes. In His countenance gentleness, meekness, love, and
conscious power were combined. But though every word, every gesture,
every expression of His face, betokened His divine supremacy, humility
marked His deportment and bearing. He came but for one purpose, and that
was the salvation of the lost. 

>From My Life Today - Page 300