Hebrews 4:14-16

Hebrews 4:14-16 
English Standard Version (ESV) 

  You've likely seen the many cartoons that involve seeking wisdom from a prophet who lives on a far-off mountain.  The journey is always challenging, ascending steep mountains, only to find the wise prophet living in luxury and ease on their mountain peak.  Here, one might think, we can find the answer to life's biggest questions.
  God could have remained in the heavens, judging us for our inability and lack of desire to live as God's people, failing to honor the one who has made us.  Rather than stay at a cool distance, indifferent to our plight, God entered into the world, took up human flesh and understands exactly what it means to be tempted and struggle with our humanity.  God knows -- he has wept, he has laughed.  God knows what it is like to be human.  God understands whatever you are going through.
  So when we pray to God, we can start with the confidence that God understands.  Knowing this, we can trust God fully, finding his grace in the times of our need, leaning in to the knowledge that God understands our situation and loves us all the same.