Have you ever wondered why Jesus never fell ill, had a desperate need for money, or prayed to God for days, on and on before certain things happened? Well, some of us would say He was God in the flesh, that's why it was easy for Him.
Let's take a look at Hebrews 4:15. It says, "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." This verse makes us understand that Jesus was tempted in every way, just the way we get tempted, but He didn't sin, in other words, He didn't fall into those temptations, and this is why He is our High Priest who can sympathise with us, and strengthen us to know how to overcome any temptation that comes our way.
The reason why Jesus wasn't weighed down by all these issues we face was just because of two things, one of which is my focus today.
The first reason why Jesus overcame all the challenges that weigh us down today, was because He was born sinless, He had a sinless Spirit, but that didn't mean He couldn't choose to sin if He wanted to. Sin for Jesus was by choice and not a nature as man is before being born again, [thus having having new nature]. So, it would imply that Jesus could have chosen to be weighed down by what we faced, but chose not to. And the second reason why He wasn't weighed down is the main reason everyone who is born of God and is still weighed down by issues of this world need and must understand.
The second reason is that Jesus never doubted God for a second, He couldn't reason it out. I know some of you would say, "that's it?" And I'll say that's it. But let me breakdown what this means.
To doubt a thing or a person is to question the authority of that person, or to question the capability of that person. And this was what Jesus never did towards God.
To Jesus, God had and still has all authority and dominion over everything. The one who shuts doors that no one can open, and opens doors no one can shut, (ref.: Revelation 3:7). To Jesus God has no rival or equal, no one can or could be greater than Him. To Jesus, God is not a man can lie nor a son of man that should repent, (ref.: Numbers 23:19). Jesus knew God, and kept on knowing Him all through His stay on earth.
Jesus understood that the moment God has said a person is healed, that was it. Every other thing was EXTREMELY IRRELEVANT at that moment.
Jesus knew God and nothing else. There no point giving room to study any other thing, which was inferior to God. God was and simply is the greatest. It was at this realm that Jesus operated from.
We depend on doctors report, doubting God if what the doctor had said wouldn't stand. For Jesus, infirmities, diseases, financial issues and every other thing were under God, thus under Him. Therefore, they cannot stand.
Jesus understood the authority, greatness and capability of God so much that He literally lived God. This was why demons were cast out, diseases were shrunk away, sicknesses were cast away, because nothing was greater in any way than God, neither was it even a topic of discussion in terms of comparison.
Now, Jesus overcame all what we were never able to overcome, which is why God lifted man through Him, by giving Him a name far above every other name. That at the name of Jesus, every knee bows, and every tongue confesses that Jesus is Lord, from now till eternity, (ref.: Philippians 2:9-11).
And because of what Jesus has done, He offered us His Spirit, for us to become one with Him, not separated from Him in any way, in order for us to function as Him right here on earth. This is where being born again is needed to attain this fit.
Our focus NOW is to FIX our eyes on Jesus and nothing else, just the way Jesus did towards God while here on earth. We are to fix our eyes on Jesus through meditation on His word to know Him more and more and more, thereby expanding our confidence in His authority and capability, it would be an insult to even consider a doctors report, or even fall ill. Sickness, diseases and everything that weigh us down were all nailed to the cross, therefore, making us free from them holding us.
So, why are you weighed down? Fix your eyes on Jesus, get to know Him through your meditation on His word and open your gate of faith to allow His fullness which He has already given to you to flow freely as you function as Him. And nothing, absolutely NOTHING would harm you.
Knowing Jesus is so deep, inspiring, revealing, illuminating and energising. He is the LORD OF ALL!
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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