Friday May 12th 2017
key verse: 4:14
JESUS OUR SOVEREIGN HIGH PRIEST
Jesus is our sovereign high priest, he is very different from the other human high priests.
1. Let us be strong in our faith (4:14-16)
Our sovereign high priest, Jesus, has made his way through the heavens after his suffering and his resurrection. He is God's Son. Therefore we must be strong in our faith in him. The human high priest is full of faults, and above all he can't sacrifice his life for the ewes because he is himself dirty by sin. Jesus is the High Priest much superior, because he has given his life for the worshippers. Anyways, having become like a man, he can understand the weakness of a man and intercede in his favor before God.
2. The human priestly vocation and Christ's priestly vocation (5:1-6)
The human high priests also understand the worshippers, because being humans, they must simultaneously offer the sacrifices for themselves and for the people. They don't take this honour for themselves. In spite of the splendid vestment, Aaron and the Levites had nothing to brag about. The same applies to Christ. He didn't take the glory for himself. It's God who had given glory to him. It's God who has begotten his Son and who has established him after the order of Melchizedec.
Prayer: Lord, help me constantly to be strong in my faith in you, Thank you for offering your life for me, so that I am forgiven and I live for you glory.
Bottom line: The perfect priestly vocation of Christ
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