PROCLAMATION
“Now there
have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in
office; but because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him,
because He always lives to intercede for them. Such a priest truly meets
our need; one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted
above the heavens.” Hebrews 7:23-26 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words
were written by an unknown human author under the influence of The Holy Spirit
of God to the Hebrew believers and indirectly to all believers. In this seventh
chapter the author begins by describing Melchizedek and how great he was.
(Hebrews 7:1-10) Then he compares Jesus to Melchizedek. (Hebrews
7:11-16) Jesus was declared a priest by an oath and not by His pedigree.
(Hebrews 7:17-22) Jesus is greater than all of the other priests because
He lives forever, and He is perfect. He
can save a person completely, and He is always available to intercede for
them. Unlike the other priests, Jesus does not need to offer regular
sacrifices because He offered Himself as a sacrifice for all sins on
APPLICATION
Human
priests, bishops, elders, overseers, and pastors, with all of their sins,
weaknesses, and shortcomings, can help us understand The Word of God. However, they come and go, they live and die,
and they cannot save themselves or us. Only Jesus, The Christ, can save
us. Believers can pray to God anytime, but we can only come to Him
through Christ. (John 14:6) He is our perfect high priest who lives
forever and who sits at the right hand of God, The Father, making intercessions
for us. (Hebrews 7:24-25) We all need to
acknowledge Him and praise Him for who He is.
Thank God for Jesus.
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