Jesus' Humanity

Hebrews 5:8-9
"though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him"

Jesus, the Son of God, "learned obedience?" He was "perfected?" How can an omniscient and perfect God learn and be made perfect? I think we often take lightly the humanity of Jesus. He however did not (Phil. 2:5-8). He did not take advantage of His deity in order to make easier His humanity. Instead, He fully identified with us in every way - yet was without sin (Heb. 4:12-14). By His suffering and very human struggles, He is able to identify with our weaknesses and is worthy to become our High Priest, representing humanity and bearing our concerns before the Father. By His faithful obedience and endurance in this life, Jesus became the perfect example that we must follow. By His faithful obedience and endurance, He became the perfect and worthy substitute for humanity. Were He not to have suffered or struggled, He could not have accurately or adequately stood in our place or taken our penalty. He has endured to much... for me.

Father - let me demonstrate this enduring faithfulness in the things I suffer as I follow You, the author and perfecter of my faith. Amen.