A Daily Devotional by Bishop David Bakare
The Eternal Priest
Wednesday,
21 August
The LORD hath sworn, and will not
repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Psalm 110:4
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Hebrews 7:24-25 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
MORE LESSON: Psalm 110:3-4 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
The text from today, referring to Jesus, says,
But this Man, because He continueth ever, hath an unchangeable
priesthood. Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come
unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them:
Hebrews 7:2-25. Priests are mediators between God and men; they take requests
from men to God and bring the oracles of God to men. Every religion has an
established form of priesthood by which they claim that their adherents can
have access to God. Even in the Old Testament, there were many priests but they
were always terminated by death; they died and could not function anymore.
However, Jesus the Great High Priest,
unlike all the other earthly priests, could not be stopped by death. There are
several reasons why only Jesus is qualified to be the only Mediator between God
and man; the first reason being that He died, rose again and is still alive up
till today and is going to still remain alive forevermore; so He lives forever
to mediate for those that believe in Him. He has an eternal priesthood – no
other priest qualifies on this count. Also, Jesus is sinless and doesn't have
to offer sacrifices for His own sins before He atones for the sins of the
people. No other priest also qualifies on this count - every other priest was
born in sin.
This explains why Jesus said, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me:
John 14:6. Jesus is the only way to God: He is the only One qualified to
mediate between God and man. He is the eternal priest who lives forever to
intercede, forgive and save to the utmost those that believe in Him. I don't
know who you have chosen as the priest over your life. You might even be living
without any priestly coverage over you, but you surely need an advocate and
mediator with the Father because, whether you like it or not, you have an
accuser. Satan is the accuser that accuses you day and night. With Jesus,
however, you are safe because He neutralises the ministry of the accuser by
defending your case before the Lord.
You need Jesus, the eternal Priest, He who
sits at the right hand of the Father to defend you and make sure you get safely
to your eternal home. To accept Jesus as your priest; come to Him, confess your
need of Him and receive Him as the Priest over your life and your position with
God the Father is secure.
Prayer/Action
* Thank God for Jesus who is our Eternal Priest.
* Thank God for the death and resurrection of our dear Lord who is alive forevermore.
* Thank Jesus for interceding to the Father on your behave.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC
PRAYER: By the anointing of the Holy Ghost, I
command every Jordan separating me from my Canaan to dry up now, in the
powerful name of Jesus.
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