Jesus too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of the devil.

Hebrews chapter 2 verse 14.

Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread.

A deaf heart was written by Tim Gustafson and read by Stephen Tabor.

Hebrews chapter 2 verses 9 through 18.

But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while,

now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death,

so that by the grace of God, he might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God,

for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect

through what he suffered.

Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family.

So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.

He says,

I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters.

In the assembly, I will sing your praises.

And again, I will put my trust in him.

And again, he says, here am I and the children God has given me.

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity, so that by his death

he might break the power of him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, and free

those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not

angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. For

this reason, he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he

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