Jesus Knows Your Pain

Private pains, deep hurts, and shameful addictions are things that people think nobody understands better than them but I want to assure you that God does. He can identify with all your pains and is willing and able to help you (Hebrews 2:18, 4:15).

The Old Testament prophesied some significant things that happened to God in the flesh (Jesus the Christ). The grain offering brought to God in the Old Testament speaks of Jesus’ life on earth. The fine flour, which the grain offering is made with, is flour that has been pounded, ground, beaten and sifted through to get it consistently even and fine which typifies His humanity and sufferings.

One of the ways the Jewish women prepared the grain offering was to bake it. The baking done in the depths of the oven speaks of the “hidden” sufferings that Jesus went through. I believe that Jesus faced sufferings that we cannot fully understand nor explain. Even as a young boy, He must have gone through sufferings that prepared Him to die for all humanity at the cross. And during His ministry years, it must have grieved Him when time and time again, He found unbelief not just in the people around Him, but even in His disciples. Jesus knows your pain even if no one else knows.

Have you been called names? Jesus was also called Beelzebub by the Pharisees who were known to be masters of the law at the time (Matthew 12:22-24). This was probably not the first time they made such remarks. Another time they insinuated that He was born out of wedlock because His mother was with child before she married Joseph (John 8:39-41). This must have hurt Him but He was still not perturbed.

Consider also the temptations He faced. There were not only three as most people think (because there was only three listed) but God’s Word says that He was tempted for 40 days (Luke 4:2)! Not all the temptations were recorded. Those 40 days must have tried Him sorely.

What do all these mean?

My beloved, Jesus went through all those temptations and sufferings for you, yet He did not sin (Hebrews 4:15). Jesus knows your pain and understands what you are going through. There is no temptation or suffering that you are going through that He cannot identify with. So come to His throne of grace today and receive His super-abounding grace to face and overcome those trials in your life!