July 12, 2025 A MERCIFUL AND FAITHFUL PRIEST
Hebrews 2:16-18 “For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendants of Abraham. Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.”
Jesus understands. God saw the plight on mankind-that he was lost and bound by sin, without hope and unable to save Himself. God did not save us from afar; He sent His Son to be born as a man and and He became like us in all things! That is amazing; the Son of God leaving heaven and coming to earth and being made like us in everything. Jesus experienced life on earth; He experienced being hungry, getting tired, being rejected, seeing sickness and the brokenness of man, spending time with friends-all the ups and downs of life on earth. YET, He did not sin. Jesus fully understands life on earth-He has been here. Between us and a Holy Righteous God, Jesus stands as our merciful and faithful priest. Do not misunderstand; Jesus does not only understand that we live in a dark, sinful world; He also delivers us from the power of sin. Do not make the mistake of having the view that since we are human beings, we are sinners by nature. We sin when we walk according to our old flesh; but He has made us new and has given us a new nature and we can now walk according to the Spirit, free from the power of sin. There are times when we choose or allow sin; in such times, what a blessing it is to be able to confess our sin to our ‘merciful and faithful priest,’ knowing that we are forgiven. Because Jesus experienced life in a world of darkness, and because He is compassionate and merciful and because He loves us, He is able to come to our aid when we are tempted. What a blessing it is to know that GOD HELPS US! Let us understand that we are not alone in this life; even if live alone, even if we are in prison, or in someway isolated from people. God is with us us; we have a priest who sits at the right hand of God, interceding for us and He is always ready to hear us and help us.
Romans 8:34 “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died-more than that, who was raised-who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”
Blessings, Buddy
Hebrews 2:16-18 “For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendants of Abraham. Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.”
Jesus understands. God saw the plight on mankind-that he was lost and bound by sin, without hope and unable to save Himself. God did not save us from afar; He sent His Son to be born as a man and and He became like us in all things! That is amazing; the Son of God leaving heaven and coming to earth and being made like us in everything. Jesus experienced life on earth; He experienced being hungry, getting tired, being rejected, seeing sickness and the brokenness of man, spending time with friends-all the ups and downs of life on earth. YET, He did not sin. Jesus fully understands life on earth-He has been here. Between us and a Holy Righteous God, Jesus stands as our merciful and faithful priest. Do not misunderstand; Jesus does not only understand that we live in a dark, sinful world; He also delivers us from the power of sin. Do not make the mistake of having the view that since we are human beings, we are sinners by nature. We sin when we walk according to our old flesh; but He has made us new and has given us a new nature and we can now walk according to the Spirit, free from the power of sin. There are times when we choose or allow sin; in such times, what a blessing it is to be able to confess our sin to our ‘merciful and faithful priest,’ knowing that we are forgiven. Because Jesus experienced life in a world of darkness, and because He is compassionate and merciful and because He loves us, He is able to come to our aid when we are tempted. What a blessing it is to know that GOD HELPS US! Let us understand that we are not alone in this life; even if live alone, even if we are in prison, or in someway isolated from people. God is with us us; we have a priest who sits at the right hand of God, interceding for us and He is always ready to hear us and help us.
Romans 8:34 “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died-more than that, who was raised-who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”
Blessings, Buddy
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