In yesterday’s meditation, we saw that He who is the Son of God has become Man. Numerous reasons are given to us in Hebrews 2 for why He would become Man, but three times it is mentioned that it was so He might suffer.

Previously, we considered in verse 9 His atoning sufferings. Here, in verse 10, a different type of suffering is brought before us. The Lord Jesus is referred to as the Captain, or Leader of our salvation. There appears to be an allusion to the leadership of Moses and then Joshua who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, through the wilderness, and into the Promised Land. Today, we have a Leader who is greater than Moses (Heb. 3) and greater than Joshua (Heb. 4). The Lord Jesus, our great Leader, is bringing many sons to glory! Yet, until that day comes when we reach the glory, He is leading us through the wilderness. Is the wilderness journey an easy journey? Was it an easy journey for the children of Israel? No, for them there were many difficulties along the way, and for us, too, our lives in this world are often beset by difficulties and sufferings of many kinds.

How wonderful that we have a Leader who is fully acquainted with all the difficulties of the way. He was made perfect through sufferings. The word perfect here has the thought of being qualified to take up a certain office or position. The Lord Jesus Himself has suffered in this world in order to be a suitable Leader for us through this world. Be encouraged! Whatever sufferings you may be experiencing, we have a Leader who is able to lead you through them and on to glory because He Himself has once suffered here.