Made Like His Brethren

Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18

Song: I Walk With The King

There’s a fairy tale told of a king who dressed as a peasant and mingled with the citizens of his dominion in order that he might know how the common folk fared. He found that not everyone was satisfied with his rule and that the reports that he received from his stewards were not at all reliable. Some of his servants took advantage of the peasantry and their crimes were identified in the people’s minds with the throne itself. Others doctored their figures and couched them in language intended to flatter the king and secure their own advancement in the court. The king was outraged and set about finding ways to manage the affairs of his kingdom with more direct supervision.

This fairy-tale theme is found in nearly every culture. In the advent of Jesus Christ however, it meets reality, but a reality of a nobler sort. Jesus is the king who dressed as a peasant and mingled with mankind. However, He was never ignorant of our affairs though we were unaware of His. He came close in order that we might see that He was never so far away as we thought.

While we as common folk of this empire may find ourselves taxed and burdened, let us not forget that the inflation of our burdens is not the will of the King but the wages of sin. And let us not forget that we walk with the King who stepped down from the throne that He might hang on a cross.

Jason Moore