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There Ariseth Another Priest
Hebrews 7:15
"And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,"
After Adam and Eve sinned, in order for them to be reconciled to God, they needed a sacrifice. However, how could a sinful man come to a holy God and expect Him to accept their sacrifice? When God set up the ordinances of the sacrifice, He ordained the high priest to be the one who would stand between He and man. Though this was an impersonal way, this was the only way that man could be reconciled to God.
In the book of Hebrews, God shows us that Jesus became our High Priest. It says about Jesus in the verse above, "...there ariseth another priest," This priest was Jesus Christ. When Jesus died on the cross, He not only was our sacrifice, but He was our High Priest Who took His own blood and placed it on the mercy seat in Heaven. Because Jesus is our High Priest, we now have direct access to God through Jesus Christ. Jesus being our High Priest means several things to the Christian.
First, because Jesus is our High Priest, He became our eternal sacrifice. Hebrews 9:12 says, "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." Notice that Jesus only had to atone for our sins one time. The reason is because His blood was righteous blood. Only through the precious blood of Jesus Christ can anyone get saved. Yet, when you got saved, you were saved for an eternity. You are not saved one day and lost the next, but when you got saved you were saved forever. What a wonderful thought that because Jesus is our High Priest we are saved for an eternity.
Second, because Jesus is our High Priest, He is our mediator. Hebrews 9:15 says, "And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament,..." Christian, you can now go directly to Jesus in prayer and know that He will mediate for you to God. Yes, Jesus interceded for our sins, but it means more than that. Every time you go to God in prayer you have Jesus to bargain with the Father to get your prayers answered. Though we don't deserve our prayers to be answered, the Father will accept Jesus, thus our prayers can get answered.
Third, because Jesus is our High Priest, He understands our feelings. Hebrews 4:15 reminds us that Jesus knows what you are going through because He was touched with the "feelings of our infirmities." When no one else understands what we are going through, Jesus understands. Whenever you face the hardships of life, you can rest assured that there is One Who understands how you feel; that One is Jesus Christ.
Last, because Jesus is our High Priest, He is our inheritance. Hebrews 9:16 says, "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." There is one thing to which you can look forward and that is that one day we will see Jesus. Because Jesus in our inheritance, that means He is personally yours. I love to think that Jesus is mine. Better yet, not only is Jesus mine, but I belong to Him. What a relationship! Christian, when no one else wants you, there is One Who always wants you and that One is Jesus Christ. He is our inheritance, and one day we have His promise that we can live with Him forever. Because of this, you should purify your life to be ready to meet Him when He comes.