He was despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
– Isaiah 53:3

Consider Jesus our Savior. Consider his suffering. He was despised and sentenced to die. He was rejected by his own people, forsaken even by his own disciples. He was a man of sorrows. He was acquainted with grief. He was familiar with suffering.

And what about you? Do you feel despised? Rejected? Forsaken? Do you know sorrows? Grief? Suffering? Jesus has been there. He knows how you feel. He knows the hurt you are experiencing. Our God is not a distant God who cannot be touched by our weaknesses. But he became one of us and can identify with us. And he did it because he loves us, because he cares about us. So in your trials run to him – he knows and he cares.

Father, thank you that Jesus can identify with us in our weaknesses.
Thank you that you care about us in our trials.
Help us to run to you and find rest for our souls.