“Though He was a Son,
yet He learned obedience by the
things which He suffered. And having
been perfected ...” Jesus modeled the perfecting life we are to live before the
Father as a son. “Suffered” means not only adverse and affliction, but also the
suffering of Self denial, denying Self the tempting desires of life in this
world: “For all that is in the world -- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life
-- is not of the Father but is of the world.” And, “He Himself has suffered, being
tempted.” For, “In all things He had to be made like His brethren.” Jesus was made
exactly like us so we could emulate His life, the overcoming life He
demonstrated.
Obedience under pressure produced perfection
in the man Jesus... and it will do the same for you... and for me! “For to this
you were called, because Christ also suffered
for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps ... Therefore,
since Christ suffered for us in
the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from
sin” Wow! Now there is a conditional promise worthy of all we may be called to
endure. We too learn obedience in “suffering” the pressures... the speed-bumps
of life, becoming spiritually mature as we die to Self releasing the nature of
the perfect Son within to live out His perfect life in and through us as our
life. And God will, “after you have suffered
a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.”
“LET THIS MIND BE IN YOU WHICH WAS
ALSO IN CHRIST JESUS”
(1
Jn. 2:16; Heb. 5:8-9, 2:17-18; Matt. 5:48; 1Thess. 3:3; 2 Cor. 4:17;
2
Tim. 3:12; Phil. 1:29, 2;5; 1 Peter 2:21, 4:1, 5:10; and others)
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