Hebrews 5:1-10 / Mark 2:18-22
To have freedom is what we as humans really cherish.
In order to be free, people are prepared to fight and even die for it.
Yet to have absolute freedom is probably just a notion and exists only in the imagination.
Because true freedom lies in obedience, which may seem to be a contradiction of terms.
Jesus is divine and hence, He had the absolute freedom to do whatever He wants.
But when He was on earth, He submitted Himself humbly in obedience to His Father.
It was an obedience that even entailed tears and suffering.
Yet, it is in obedience that Jesus showed what true freedom is all about.
Because true freedom is found in doing the Father's will.
Whatever ideas of freedom we might have, let us look at Jesus our Master who taught us that obedience brings about true freedom.
That might not correspond to our ideas or thinking.
But when we obey and follow what Jesus is teaching us, then we are like new wine in fresh skins.