WEDNESDAY, February 25th, 2009

Hello Everyone! Great Job Yesterday! We had a great time at Buffalo Wild Wings last night! I wish everyone could have joined us! Well, tonight is the night! I am very excited about Suncoast Youth Group and everything we have planned tonight! Make sure you attend!

Hebrews 2:

10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Satan had the power of death because our God is a God of Justice, but Jesus Came and defeated Satan, so that Satan could not hold us in bondage anymore!! That is great stuff and I was going to spend most of the devotions today talking about that, until I got to the last verse: Verse 18!

What an incredible verse! It explains to us that Christ went to the cross ans suffered for us, and was even tempted for u! WHY? So that He could soccour them that are tempted!! GREAT! ... BUT WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES SUCCOURED MEAN? Well, if you look it up, you will see that succoured literally means to give aid to, or to HELP!!

God knew that we would face difficult circumstances and tough temptations, and that is why God said, I was tempted so that I could help you defeat your temptations! God knows what temptation is like, He has experienced it first hand. He hung on the cross, while He could have called 10,000 angels to come and destroy all of His scoffers, and all of his false accusers.

THAT IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE!!! I would have proved to them I was who I said I was, but that would have meant, coming off the cross. Christ gave the perfect example of resisting temptation, and enduring trials, enduring tough times, and He did it all for US!!! Maybe we should follow His example by not giving in to temptation! Maybe we should realize that Christ suffered for us, so if that means we have to suffer a little bit for Him, HE IS WORTH IT!