Holy Boldness

In Hebrews 2 the author writes, “Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself (Jesus) likewise also partook of the same…. Therefore, he had (it behooved him KJV) to be made like His brethren in all things so that HE might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people, For since He himself was tempted in that which he has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.” (Hebrews 2:14-18) The primary argument of Hebrews was that Jesus became fully identified with mankind and joined the struggle in order to lead mankind back to the original blueprint. He came to lead “…many sons to glory…” . (Hebrews 2: 10). Jesus became like us so that he could come to our aid and genuinely redeem us. Jesus fully engaged the human struggle. There were no shortcuts. He did not slide by with special privileges. The game was not “fixed” in His favor. He endured all the hardships of mankind and still overcame them. He lived His life, not as some ultra-privileged superstar who had secret access to supernatural powers unavailable to the rest of mankind. He lived in our skin and faced our difficulties and the enemies of our souls. And yet He did access supernatural powers that were part of mankind’s inheritance but had been lost because of sin and blindness resulting from it. The author of Hebrews goes on to further describe Jesus journey in chapter 5, “ In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His godly fear.” (Hebrews 5:7) Consider the fact that Jesus prayed. What are the implications? The answer is that Jesus appealed to God the Father in prayer for assistance. He did not live independently nor do things on His own but was obliged to cry out to God for help. This is very simple but also highly significant. Jesus prayed! And so must we. He has given us an example. Hebrews states that Jesus’ prayers were heard “…because of His Godly fear.” Jesus’ attitude of reverence toward the Father, His desire to please the Father, his attitude of the fear of the Lord gave Him authority in prayer. The fear of the Lord was a contributing factor to Jesus’ prayers getting answered. If Jesus’ prayers were affected positively because of His “Godly fear”, why would that not be true for the church?

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which

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