We do not have a high priest who does not sympathize and feel for us in our sufferings. This is because He also had a fair share of suffering to become our worthy high priest. Christ can understand our temptations and trials because He had been there and was victorious (Hebrews 4:15).

The path to this eternal priesthood of Christ was made possible by  His suffering. The Bible told us that He had to learn obedience through suffering and being made perfect by the experience of suffering, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all that obey Him (Hebrews  5:8-9).

The suffering and death of Christ made Him a worthy fit to be called our Saviour by the resurrection power. We read in our text of the day that the captain of our salvation was made perfect through suffering.

God may be using the suffering in your life to shape you for better things. As sister Elizabeth Elliott said, Suffering is not for nothing.  Since God uses the best for His glory, He also does His best to make them fit for His service. This may be done at the price of suffering.

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