Jesus: Our Eternal High Priest and Advocate

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``Christ is better than anything and anyone as found early in these chapters of Hebrew Hebrews. He is superior to the prophets. He's superior to the angels. He's superior to Moses and the priests of Israel. Jesus is better than any past, present or future mechanism. He bought us into a better covenant. He offered a better sacrifice. And he made a way for us to draw near to God as we wrestle with the cares of this life. [00:06:56] (36 seconds)  #JesusOurEternalHighPriest

He is our great high priest. In the Old Testament, the little the Levitical priests were temporary, just a copy of what was to come. They always appointed new mediators as Levitical priests would. Would die off and it would have to be replaced. The service of atonement was repeated year after year. Jesus Christ is our high priest. [00:09:02] (25 seconds)  #JesusSympathizesWithUs

So let us hold fast to our confession, no matter how bleak or confusing your situation may appear even in these times of the pandemic, rely on Jesus Christ and don't turn away from your faith. Hebrews also reminds let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. For he who promise is faithful. He who promise is faithful. [00:10:57] (26 seconds)  #FullyGodFullyHuman

The third point I want to bring in the formal question. What do I gain by knowing and coming to Jesus? The last verse in our text, it said, let us therefore come boldly to the throne of Christ that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. That there's a great gain in knowing Jesus and better yet to be known by him, not knowing him by knowledge or just mere existence, but to have a loving relationship with Jesus, to accept, accept his gift, his gift that he's given with his own life, with his blood, the gift of salvation, and to know him as Lord and saved, to confess him as Lord, that you reign in my, that you have control of my life. And as Savior, the One, the person who saved me from my sin, he sits at the right hand of the Father, with authority given to him, advocating for you and I. [00:14:02] (67 seconds)  #JesusIntercedesForUs

Boldly, Boldly. When it says let us therefore come boldly to the throne. Boldly doesn't mean that I come proudly, that I've come arrogantly, that I come with some kind of presumption. Boldly means that we may come constantly. Boldly means that we may come without reservation. Boldly means we can come freely. Boldly means that we can come with confidence. Boldly means we should come with persistence. Our confidence is based on the knowledge that Jesus died to save and he lives to keep us. He lives to sustain you and I. [00:15:09] (42 seconds)

We're blessed to have a God who has a desires to have a relationship by where we can go into his presence at any time. Thankfully, God provides help in our time of need. And there's no request, there's nothing too big, there's nothing too small that God will not lend his attentive ear to those whom he loves. All we have to do is call on his name. [00:16:24] (27 seconds)

No one has to go on our behalf but Jesus himself. And he sacrificed his life once and for all that you and I might have access that we can take our cares unto the Lord, because He cares for you and I so we can go to the throne of grace. Through the authority of Jesus, he grants access to God. You can talk to him at will. [00:18:07] (26 seconds)

So what do I gain by knowing and coming to Jesus? We can boldly, confidently come to God with our requests, knowing we can find mercy and grace in him, knowing who to go through, who to go to. [00:19:17] (20 seconds)

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