The Encouragement of Weakness
You deal with sin. All believers do. It can be discouraging and get you down. In Hebrews it says that we have a High Priest who sympathizes with our infirmities. The high priest is, of course, Messiah. The word translated in the King James Version as "infirmity" is the Greek "asthenia." It means "weakness." It might sound like there is an excusing of sin when we talk about sin as a weakness. There is no excuse for sin, there is only blood for sin, the blood of Messiah. So why call it weakness? For someone who practices sin, then sin is not a weakness, it's their life. But for God's people, your sin is a weakness and not the direction of your life. You have a High Priest who knows your weaknesses and can sympathize. Make it your aim to give Him less to have to sympathize with. That which is not consistent with your goal or purpose, make it your aim to rid your life of all these weaknesses, because a weakness does not identify what your life is or what your life is not.
From Message #1083 - The Mega Priest
Be encouraged today. Know that God sympathizes with your weakness - and let that encourage you to put away those sins once and for all.
