Jesus is full of grace for those who recognize their need.
Jesus, as the true Israel, resists the temptation to reverse the role of man and God and submits to God because he trusts God and knows that he is loved. By the Spirit, we can too because we trust him since he has proved his love to us in Christ.
Jesus, as the true Israel, empowered by the Spirit, refusing to exchange the glory and majesty of God for a lie and instead putting God’s purpose for him first.
Jesus, as the true Israel, empowered by the Spirit, trusts in God’s provision and because we have his Spirit, so can we.
Jesus always did what God, his Father, wanted him to do so that he could ultimately be the Savior of the world who would make us a people who do what God, our Father, wants us to do.
Jesus’s entire life, from birth to early childhood was done according to the law of God, proving that he is God’s anointed one to save his people and the world from their sins.
The requirements for an elder are characteristics of Jesus and we should all willingly seek to be conformed to his image regardless of whether or not we will ever be an elder.
We do not need to be people of fear or rage because our God is mighty in power, he is our refuge, and he is our very present help.
God lifts up and exalts the humble.