“For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15 NKJ).
If anybody can relate to us in all our circumstances and fully empathize with us in every situation, it is the Lord Jesus. He grew up in a family with brothers and sisters. He learned a trade, carpentry.
Around age seventeen, He lost His earthly father, Joseph. By choice He remained unmarried. He cared and provided for His mother and unmarried sisters for thirteen years.
At age thirty He left home and began a public ministry, which lasted from three to three and one-half years.
He knew what it was to be followed by crowds of people, and He also knew what it was to suffer loneliness.
In His short lifetime He encountered both love and hate, acceptance and rejection, belief and unbelief. He personally experienced the whole range of human response, including laughter and tears. He lived with people who understood Him and with those who misunderstood Him.
Our Lord knows how to relate to you in your situation because He has been there. A thirteen-year-old girl was praying and telling Jesus all her troubles. Finally she said in desperation, “But why am I telling You all this, Jesus? You don’t know how a thirteen-year-old feels.”
“Yes, I do,” He whispered to her. “I was thirteen once! I understand!”
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Dick Mills was ordained at The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in 1949. He and his wife Betty traveled as evangelists all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, and Australia. Dick and Betty are now home in heaven.
In 1966 Dick and Betty became a part of the then-emerging Charismatic Renewal. Passing through all denominational barriers, Dick has had the opportunity to speak in thousands of churches of varied backgrounds all over the world.
He ministered within several Christian organizations, including the Full Gospel Business Men, Women's Aglow, Inter-church Renewal Catholic Pentecostals, mainline Charismatic groups, CBN and TBN television networks, and many other independent Christian TV stations.
Dick appeared on numerous radio talk shows, written several magazine articles, and spoke at many Bible conferences and universities. He served as an adjunct professor at six Schools of the Bible and Seminaries.
In addition, Dick authored and co-authored several books and tapes. Dick's ministry was characterized by the unique gifts God has blessed him with. His services informed, enlightened, and motivated people to a higher level of commitment to God.