Selah is in copy cat mode. Everything we do; she mirrors... and I mean everything. Big sister is finding out the hard way that that doesn't always have the most pleasant outcomes. There have been a few times that Selah will say or do something that she has heard or seen big sissy do or say that wasn't a wise choice, and guess who gets in trouble for it! Well, one of Selah's more benign parrotings is she loves putting our shoes on. Here, she has Daddy's sandals on and trying to lift the "12 pounders" with each belabored step. As she was posing, I was immediately reminded of a verse that tells us that Christ, God himself, knows all about our troubles we face because He's been in our shoes.
In theological circles, this is called the hypo-static union. The fact that Christ was both fully God and fully man. Listen to how the writer of Hebrews describes this concept, "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." (4:14-16)
The context of this passage is finding God's true Sabbath rest. We can find tremendous rest for our weary souls if only we trust in the One who can sympathize with our weaknesses.
1 comment:
Hey there Tony! Selah is getting so big and looking more and more like "Delmey" I think! Your blogs are always such an encouragement to look for God in the everyday. Love you guys! Annette
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