A God of the Trenches
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
Hebrews 4:15 ESV
I love this verse because it shatters a misconception that I’ve always struggled with, and I know many others have struggled with as well. It’s easy to think of God as this Zeus type character throwing lightning bolts down from heaven, or to think of Jesus as the stereotypical majestic bearded man who cradles sheep. Based on this verse I see neither is true. First, God is not some distant character who waits to smite any wrongdoers, He is active in pursuing our hearts (as evidenced by God sending His son, a perfect piece of Himself, to die for us). Second, Jesus does not simply lay down the roadmap of how we should fight sin on our way to righteousness, He demonstrates it through overcoming the same trials and temptations we face and more WITHOUT SIN. He embraced the path that God called him to on our behalf, and battled in the trenches alongside the disciples in order to defeat sin and death.
He was in the trenches then, He’s in the trenches now, and He will be in the trenches moving forward. Revelation tells us he will come back with bloodstained robes and tattoos on his thighs…
That’s my Savior.
Not just a distant fairy tale, a tall tale, or a golden calf… but a leader and commander that made himself last, beat death for all, and will lead us in the days ahead.
He’s in the trenches.
Fight on…
Tyler Vaughn
Owner, Pathology Apparel
Pathology Performance
Son of the King