The Helpfulness Of Christ

By Arthur W. Pink (1886 – 1952)

    “For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted” (Heb. 2:18).

    “Succor” is a comprehensive word:  it means “to befriend,” “to assist those in need,” “to strengthen the weak.”  But the Greek term is even more striking and beautifully expressive:  it signifies to hasten in response to a cry of distress, literally to “run in to the call” of another.  Chrysostom interpreted it, “He gives out His hand unto them with all readiness.”

    What a Savior is ours!  The almighty God, the all-tender Man.  One who is infinitely above us in His original nature and present glory, yet One who became flesh and blood, lived on the same plane as we do, experienced the same troubles, and suffered as we, though far more acutely.  Then how well qualified He is to supply your every need!  Cast all your care upon Him, knowing that He cares for you.

    Whatever your circumstances, the succoring Savior is all-sufficient and enters sympathetically into your condition.  He knew what it was to be weary (John 4:6) and exhausted (Mark 4:36-38).  He knew what it was to suffer hunger and thirst.  Are you homeless?  He had not a place to lay His head.  Are you in straitened circumstances?  He was cradled in a manger.  Are you grief-stricken?  He was the Man of sorrows.  Are you misunderstood by fellow believers?  So was He by His own disciples.  Whatever your lot, He can enter fully into it.  He experienced all the miseries of mankind, and has not forgotten them.  Are you assailed by Satan?  So was He.

   Then no matter how dire your situation or acute your suffering, apply to Christ for relief and deliverance, and count upon His help.  “As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you...” (Isa. 66:13).