Octobe4r 20, 2012 Jesus the Priest

Forever Priest Hebrews 7:23-27 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 26 Such a high priest meets our need — one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. WHEN you speak of Jesus, you hopefully speak of him as Savior, friend, Lord and King to name a few. But do you ever call him, “My Priest.” Hebrews discusses an order of priesthood through the Old Testament that points to Jesus. The purpose of the priestly office was to serve as a mediator between the holy God’s and sinful mankind. After he repented of his own sin, the priest would oversee the sacrifices people offered to repent of their sins. These human priests pointed to the eternal priest, Jesus Christ. Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice to God for your sin. Free of sin, Jesus did not have offer sacrifices for himself. Instead, he atoned for the sin of all mankind as he died on the cross. Jesus, your priest now mediates your sin before the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit. When you repent of your sins before him and confess him as your Lord, he is your priest whose sacrifice opens your life to Heaven. It’s True! You have access to the throne of grace through Jesus, the Priest.