Heb. 5:7 ‘During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.’
Even for Jesus things didn’t come easily.
‘During the days of Jesus life…’
- This wasn’t a once of event, but the way he lived from day to day.
‘He Offered up…’
- Present something for acceptance or rejection.
‘Prayers and Petitions… ’
- An appeal or request to a higher authority or being.
- A demand for Action.
- He Prayed and Pleaded (GW)
‘with loud cries and tears…’
- Fervent cries (MSG)
- Strong crying and weeping (BBE)
- Cry = Shedding tears as a result of strongly felt emotion… to call our shout out loudly.
‘And he was heard because of his reverent submission…’
- ‘Because he was Humble & Devoted…’ (GNB)
- ‘Because he Honoured God…’ (MSG)
- Because he ‘feared’ God (KJV)
- Reverent = Feeling or expressing profound respect or awe.
- Submission = A willingness to yield or surrender to somebody.
Man I would love for this to be said of me…‘During the days of Werner's life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.’
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