Jesus saved us by dying on the cross for us.

So why did Jesus do this? I will never be able to understand but despite how wicked we are He stilled loved us and was willing to do what He did for us on the cross to save us.

Two verses from the Bible demonstrate this:
• John 10:11 – Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
• John 15:13 – Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

Here is one more reason that Christ became flesh and joined the human race. It is so that He might be tempted as we are tempted. That He might suffer as we suffer.

Jesus didn’t just come to earth and then die. He also went through all the hurts and the pains and the testing that are part of life.

• He suffered bodily hunger.
• He suffered the grief of the death of a loved one.
• He suffered the betrayal of a friend.
• He suffered the taunts of his enemies.
• He suffered the temptations of Satan.

Because He suffered all these things, He is able to understand and empathize with our sufferings and our temptations.

Are you going through hard times? Jesus understands. He has been there. He went through those same kinds of experiences. He knows how to help.

We don’t have a God who is indifferent to our daily problems. We have a God who is intimately acquainted with our problems. We have a God who has been there.

• He has hurt where we hurt.
• He has cried where we cry.
• He has been tempted where we are tempted.

And, because of that, He is able to help. And He wants to help because He loves us.

In conclusion, in Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus said:

Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

That’s how Jesus is helping Tiptop.