I have never preached a series on the Jesus the High Priest. Probably at best I have preached a couple of sermons on this topic. Seems like I should have preached this more as I again read and meditate on the book of Hebrews.
At the end of chapters 2 and 4 we have those wonderful paragraphs that tell us about Christ's identify with our human condition. This identity makes Him a merciful and compassionate High Priest because he knows what it is like to be a limited human, "tested and tried". Many of us refer often to these two passages because they bring us comfort and confidence as we follow Christ.
There is another descriptive paragraph about Jesus our High Priest in Hebrews 7:26: "For this is the kind of High Priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted about the heavens." This is God's miracle. He has provided a Representative, a High Priest for us, who is "separated from sinners" yet absolutely, sympathetically identifies with us sinners. This truth amazes me again today!
Speaking (writing) as I was the other day about breakdowns in technological communication - I got caught again while on my 30 trip from Hanoi to Calgary. In my carry on luggage I did not need to carry two books plus my Bible. All I needed was my very light Kindle --- until it froze on me. Do I was stuck - I could buy a cheap novel in an airport store, but I didn't see any cheap or expensive Bibles for sale. So no Bible reading as I travelled. Books never fail you like an electronic book may do at just the wrong time. Hmmm, am I sounding "old fashioned"?
At the end of chapters 2 and 4 we have those wonderful paragraphs that tell us about Christ's identify with our human condition. This identity makes Him a merciful and compassionate High Priest because he knows what it is like to be a limited human, "tested and tried". Many of us refer often to these two passages because they bring us comfort and confidence as we follow Christ.
There is another descriptive paragraph about Jesus our High Priest in Hebrews 7:26: "For this is the kind of High Priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted about the heavens." This is God's miracle. He has provided a Representative, a High Priest for us, who is "separated from sinners" yet absolutely, sympathetically identifies with us sinners. This truth amazes me again today!
Speaking (writing) as I was the other day about breakdowns in technological communication - I got caught again while on my 30 trip from Hanoi to Calgary. In my carry on luggage I did not need to carry two books plus my Bible. All I needed was my very light Kindle --- until it froze on me. Do I was stuck - I could buy a cheap novel in an airport store, but I didn't see any cheap or expensive Bibles for sale. So no Bible reading as I travelled. Books never fail you like an electronic book may do at just the wrong time. Hmmm, am I sounding "old fashioned"?
No comments:
Post a Comment