DAY 82 of #100daysofJesus
How is Jesus able to help us in our daily trials and challenges?
In the Book of Mormon, Alma prophesies to the people of Gideon of the coming of Jesus. He teaches that Jesus would:
- "go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind."
- "take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people."
- "take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death."
- "take upon him their infirmities."
And then Alma explains why Jesus would come into the world to suffer and take upon himself all these things:
"That his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities."
In other words, Jesus came to suffer all these things so that he could have perfect empathy for us and thereby know exactly how to help us in our trials and challenges.
Russell M Nelson put it this way:
"Jesus descended below all things in order to rise above all things. He expects us to follow His example. Yoked with Him, we can rise above all challenges, no matter how difficult they may be."
There is nothing that we face in our lives that Jesus does not understand having experienced it firsthand through his miraculous, vicarious atonement.
This is why He invites us to COME TO HIM. He can help us because He's been there. He's already suffered so that He can help us in our sufferings, and it's His great pleasure to do so. Turn to Him, trust in Him.
(Alma 7:11-13, https://speeches.byu.edu/.../russell.../christ-savior-born/)
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