Jesus Your High Priest Intercedes For You Hebrews 7:25 He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. The verse says that Jesus always lives to make intercession for us. Once, I used to think that this meant that Jesus is seated at the Fathers right hand today, praying all the time for us, waiting and hoping that the Father will do something for us. But that is not true. Look at what Jesus prayed when He stood before Lazarus tomb. He declared, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. (John 11:41) He prayed these words even before Lazarus came forth from his tomb alive. Jesus knew that what He said would come to pass because the Father always hears Him. (John 11:42) So what does Jesus always lives to make intercession for us mean? Because Jesus is our High Priest (Hebrews 4:14), we get a picture of what happens when we pray when we understand what the high priest in the Old Testament did with the burnt offering of a bird. (Leviticus 1:1417) The birds brought to the high priest are a picture of our prayers flying to the Lord Jesus because we pray to the Father ins Jesus name. Now, just as the high priest removes the birds feathers after killing it, Jesus removes all that is superfluous and unclean from our prayers, such as unbelief and self-centeredness. Then, just as the high priest offers the bird as a burnt sacrifice, a sweet aroma to the Lord, Jesus our High Priest adds His perfection, beauty, excellence and fragrance, which the Father so delights in, to our prayers. That is how He presents our prayers to the Father. That is how He lives to make intercession for you. My friend, you dont have to run to a church leader to get him to pray more powerfully for you. You can pray yourself. Then, take advantage of Jesus intercession for you and say, Lord Jesus, I dont know what else to sayplease intercede for me. And when Jesus gives His personal touch to your prayer, you can be sure that it will be answered! #dailygraceinspirationjosephprince
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:26:17 +0000
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