He Became Like Us

Hebrews 2:17-18 “Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.”

What an amazing verse!!! I don’t even really know where to begin. Speechless. It just amazes me that Jesus became like us, in flesh, so that he could be a sympathetic, loving, merciful, faithful High Priest to God the Father for us. This is so encouraging to know that we have a Saviour that knows us. People tend to say that God doesn’t know what we are going through, or He doesn’t know how I feel. But this verse clearly shows, that He does. He became like His brethren, as in He became like us, to RELATE to us. That is what it boils down to here, is relationship. How could we have a personal, intimate relationship with an impersonal god? It isn’t possible, hence Jesus Christ took on human flesh to die for our sins, and relate to us so to speak, to bridge the gap between us and God. God knows how we feel, what we are going through. He understands, we just have to let Him work and not write Him off as unknowing. What a travesty it is when we write God off as unknowing. Surely, the Creator of the world is tuned into our lives, he created us. It is as if you created something, you just don’t forget about it after you have created it, you pay close attention to it, keeping it clean doing what is necessary to preserve its life. So God did for us, He created us, and He has done what is necessary to preserve our life with Him for eternity!!! How amazing!!

Also, in Psalm 8:5, it mentions that “You have made him a little lower than the angels”. This verse seems to confuse me? I have read some ideas stating that God has placed everything He created under the subjection of Man, even the angels, yet we were made a little lower than the angels. Anybody have an enlightenment on this verse?