Based on John 11:28-37 (New King James Version)
“And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, ‘The Teacher has come and is calling for you.’ As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, ‘She is going to the tomb to weep there.’ Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, ‘Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.’ Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. And He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to Him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, ‘See how He loved him!’ And some of them said, ‘Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?’”
This is possibly the deepest passage in all of the Bible which allows us to almost touch the foundation of God’s grace; the difference that exists between our faith and every other belief. I have been asked many times, “why are there so many different beliefs?” And the answer goes against everything our society teaches (because society in general is not guided by God, but rather, by the prince of this world, by Satan). There can’t be many perfections, or else there is no such as perfection. There is only one perfection, and that is God, but even more exactly (since we are talking about perfection), the God whose only begotten Son is Jesus (the Messiah).
When we understand the true significance of what it means to sin (by missing the mark), we then understand that Satan’s work is very easy. He just has to cause very small deviations to be able to make people err, or sin. That’s it. His handiwork doesn’t have to big or complex. In reality, they are quite simple, because again, his job is a very simple one. So then, the reason for why so many options (per se) exist for beliefs and religions is simply the work of the enemy as he employs deviations from the Truth. As much as there cannot be many perfections, having many truths cannot be possible. There can only be one Truth, and that is: The Truth of the Only and Supreme God whose Word and instruction can be found in the Holy Bible. I’m sorry, but if something else is followed that is outside of Jesus and His Word, then the only Truth and Perfection that exists in the universe is not being followed.
But, coming back to our principal theme, there is none other like our God. What is infinitely incredible about God’s Grace is that our God made Himself flesh, taking on our likeness even though He is perfect, holy, and everything else He is, with the purpose to pay for our sins (not His sins), but also with another very peculiar purpose. The foundation of God’s Grace was to provide Himself as our High Priest. The way that God now knows everything about us is not only because He is God, but also, because He lived it in His own flesh (literally), because He took on our form, and He took it with all of its weaknesses, frailties, feelings, etc. The shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept” is also the deepest passage in the Bible. God, the Almighty of the Universe, took our form, and felt the pain we feel in the most intimate way. So then, He knows what is felt when something hurts very deeply. He allowed Himself to take on our condition, so He could know absolutely everything we feel. Therefore, He understands us fully. He is the perfect High Priest, for it is written: “For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.” Hebrews 2:16-18.
Therefore, it is very certain to know that God knows everything you feel, especially pain. He understands completely our pain, and He feels it. And not only does He feel it just to feel it, but so He could have compassion on us, especially to help us, to comfort us, to aid us. And in what way do we need most His aid? We need it for when we are going through a hard moment, intimately and profoundly, and in our loneliness. If there ever is a moment in our pain when we need help is when we find ourselves alone, without anyone by our side.
For example, when we lose a loved one, there is a void that is left with feelings of pain, of confusion, of anger, nostalgia, etc. And with so many feelings and pain all together, an internal whirlwind is formed that does not allow us to find peace. Even though we may have many times people around us physically, a deep loneliness is still felt as well, because we miss that loved one. But even more so, there are those moments that a person is completely alone, and then is when the feeling of loss, of pain, and all of those other feelings that are felt are experienced that much stronger. Our mind amplifies even more the pain and the void that we feel when we have lost someone. Death produces things that are very different to other forms of pain.
But, the Lord desires and can fill all of the voids that death leaves behind. And the way He does it is not just by being around us, but also, inside of our heart, in the very depths of our being. Therefore, the foundation of God’s grace is: that the Lord took on our likeness to feel everything we feel, and that through the salvation that He alone can give, He comes to live inside of our heart by faith so that we can never be alone, with a unique companion that knows everything that can be felt, ready to listen to us, to comfort us, to counsel us, to be everything we need in our most difficult moments of sadness. For it is written: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7. He is the only one that can give a peace that is incomparable, even in our worst moments.
So then, is the foundation of God’s Grace (Jesus) in the deepest part of your being so that you can experience what the one and only True God can do in your life? Lord bless! John