Adam's podcast

March 29, 2009
Series: At the Cross
Sermon: The God Who Understands
Text: Hebrews 2:17-18; 4:14-5:2

Do we serve a God who just doesn’t get it? Is God so apart, separate, high and aloof that He just doesn’t get our pain, He doesn’t understand our suffering, He can’t grasp our temptations?

Maybe that’s it - God is detached, unsympathetic to our human plight. Maybe He’s just watching us from a distance – smiling down on us in dispassionate ignorance.

But this morning we sang a hymn that declared:
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share
Jesus knows our every weakness,
take it to the Lord in prayer

So what is right? Is Jesus detached – smiling down on our human pain and suffering - or in fact, does He know our every weakness?

It is essential that you answer this question correctly, for the answer will fundamentally alter how you approach God. A detached God who stands far off, immune to our temptation and suffering is not a God to whom you can run for understanding and mercy. However, a God who understands is God to whom you might run and receive mercy, grace, and help in your need. Unconcerned or Understanding – who is this God we serve?