Scripture
Jesus will never die and so he will be a priest for ever.
Observation
All human priests suffer two basic limitations- they sin and they die. Sin means that the priests must first deal with their own sins and make sacrifices on their own behalf before they can intercede for others,
Because priests die, their intercession is limited and cannot be forever. One priest does and another follows with the same limitations.
The old covenant with its human priests had its shortcomings, but we have a new covenant with a perfect sinless and eternal high priest.
Application
We have a perfect priest in Jesus. He is the one of whom all previous priests and the whole sacrificial system were just a shadow. “Jesus is the high priest we need” because he is above all sinners and meets our need for a perfect priest.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, you are the perfect high priest. You are the one who makes intercession for me. You will never die and never sin, so your intercession is perfect and eternal. Amen.
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