Ok . . . you want to re-invoke a bit of awe factor? You want to go back to the basics and, in turn, turn on the praise machine? You want to hover over some realities that will ultimately result in worship? Then meditate over these verses in Hebrews 5 . . .

“In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to Him who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of his reverence. Although He was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. And being made perfect, He became the Source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.” (Hebrews 5:7-10  ESV)

Check it out! From the “days of His flesh” . . . to crying out with tears in prayer to the Father . . . to learning obedience through what He suffered . . . to being made perfect or complete . . . to becoming the Source or, as the NKJV says, the Author, of eternal salvation . . . to being appointed to the highest order of priesthood, an order based on “the power of an indestructible life” (Heb. 7:16) . . . that’s my Jesus!

I pause and reflect anew on the wonder of “the days of His flesh” . . . God incarnate . . . the Maker of the human experience entering that experience. Born of a virgin in lowly surroundings . . . growing in favor with God and man . . . tempted, in every way, as we are, yet without sin . . . experiencing the ups and downs . . . feeling joy and anguish . . . doing life like we do life . . . in order to share in our weakness . . . that He might fully act on our behalf.

Amazed that the Creator and Sustainer of all things found Himself pouring out tears in anguished prayer . . . humbling Himself to such an extent that He refused the help of the host of heaven’s armies He commanded, but prevailed solely upon the access of communion with the Father through the vehicle of prayer and strengthening of the Holy Spirit.

My soul hushed as I consider that God answered Jesus prayer . . . and Jesus still suffered and died. Reminded that God said, “Yes” to Jesus petition . . . but that Jesus asked that, above all things, “Not My will but Yours be done.” And so, “It was the will of the Lord to crush Him” . . . to put Him to grief . . . to make Him an offering for guilt . . . that “out of the anguish of His soul He shall see and be satisfied” . . . that the Righteous One, God’s holy Servant should make many to be accounted righteous as He bore their iniquities (Isa. 53:10-11).

Thus, my Jesus became the Source of eternal salvation. Not A source . . . but THE SOURCE. He is the Well from which the fountain of living waters flows . . . He is the Rock upon which “life to the full” is built . . . He is the Craftsman who has begun the good work that He has promised He will complete. It’s all by Him . . . it’s all for Him . . . it’s all about Him.

And then to think, He wears the mantle and assumes the office of Great High Priest. Designated by the Father to ever make intercession for the wayward, the weak, the weary . . . able to do so perfectly through what He, Himself, experienced. Even now at the right hand of the Majesty on High . . . lifting us up . . . speaking our name . . . pleading our case . . .

Even while I lift up Him up . . . whispering to myself His precious, precious name . . . praising the Name of Jesus . . . worshiping at the feet of Jesus . . .

O blessed once for all Sacrifice for sin . . . O wondrous Source of eternal salvation . . . O exalted interceding High Priest . . . to You be honor . . . to You be glory alone . . .

In awe . . .