Hebrews 12:3
"For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."
Here is a powerful verse encouraging believers to look to the Lord Jesus as their ultimate example amid trials and difficulties. This verse calls the believer to consider the perseverance of Christ and the hardships He endured, particularly the suffering and opposition He faced, and to reflect on how these challenges were part of His faithful obedience to God’s will for their salvation. In doing so, the Holy Spirit, through the writer to the Hebrews, urges each of the Lord's redeemed ones not to grow weary or lose heart, but to find strength and encouragement in the example of the LORD Jesus as their Substitute. He is both the Source and the Perfecter of the Faith. It serves as a reminder that enduring faithfulness, even in the face of hardship, is integral to the earthly journey of the LORD'S redeemed ones.
When men of renown pass from this world, much attention is given to their lives and successes. There is a fascination with how they spent their last days, said their farewells, and how they want to be remembered. Yet, how much time, praise, and consideration is given to mere mortals who are but dust and whose end is to return to dust! How often have we stood and stared at a little whirlwind on a hot, dusty summer day, watching it move along, picking up leaves, dust, and dirt, spinning its way on a path for a while before dying down to nothing? We gaze in amazement at something temporary, that moves at the will and direction of the LORD and is but for a brief moment before passing. If we are taken up with these earthly matters, how much more should we consider Him, Who is no mere mortal, but God in the flesh: "Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory" (1 Timothy 3:16).
Whenever we become wearied and faint in our minds over the opposition and hardness of men’s hearts regarding the Truth, the Gospel, and the doctrine of Christ, let us remember how Christ Jesus the LORD endured the contradiction of sinners against Himself. Yet through it all, He was submitted to the will of His Father, never wavering from the cross, and fulfilling all that the Father purposed, so that He would be the Just Justifier of His people. Peter declared of Him, "Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain" (Acts 2:23).
Often, in reviewing and remembering the lives of mere mortals, much attention is given to their struggles, failures, and difficulties before they become rich and famous. Yet all of that pales in comparison to what the Lord Jesus Christ endured in the flesh, and the Price He paid in His life and death, to satisfy law and justice for those sinners the Father gave Him from eternity.
Consider Him who loves His children unto the end unconditionally: "...and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen" (Matthew 28:20).
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