Intercessor

It seems that we are constantly calling doctors, insurance companies, service companies, physician offices, and others in order to get what they have promised to provide. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could hire someone to do that for you? They would have to be sincerely working for your good outcomes and insist on constant and open communication with you and those they need to deal with. Every candidate, however, would have one major flaw. They wouldn’t be able to do this for you forever. Death, retirement, and other inevitable occurrences would keep them from forever working for you.

Hebrews 7:23-25 says, “The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” Jesus is the perfect high priest for us, as His sacrifice was perfect and complete, offering salvation for all people and forever. He alone is able to draw us near to God, always living and bringing us before the Father and advocating for us. His intercession and advocating on our behalf continues forever.