"The Merciful and Faithful High Priest"

 

“The Merciful and Faithful High Priest”

 

For this reason, He had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in service to God, and that He might make atonement for the sins of the people.      Hebrews 2:17

 

I think that this verse of Scripture, gives us a GOOD idea of what the mission of Jesus Christ was when He came to earth from Heaven to be born of a virgin, and to be raised by a lowly carpenter.  He had to be made like other humans, with the EXCEPTION, of being COMPLETELY SINLESS, and not possessing a SINFUL NATURE, which is the plight of ALL other human beings.  

 

This transformation was needed, in order for Him to become a MERCIFUL and FAITHFUL High Priest in SERVICE to GOD.  He could be MERCIFUL to HUMANS, and FAITHFUL to the ALMIGHTY GOD.  His MAIN OBJECTIVE was to make ATONEMENT which is the RECONCILLIATION of GOD and MANKIND, which is possible ONLY through the LIFE, SUFFERING, DEATH and the RESURRECTION of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who WILLINGLY SUFFERED, BLED and DIED for the SALVATION of ALL mankind.  He did what NO OTHER HIGH PRIEST could do.   He who KNEW NO SIN, BECAME SIN, by taking on ALL SINS, of ALL MANKIND, PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE.  In order to provide MERCY and GRACE to mankind, and to offer them an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS and to be able to ESCAPE HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there.  

 

Where does this put YOU in this realm of DECISION MAKING?   You MUST DECIDE, whether you will ACCEPT Jesus Christ as the MERCIFUL and FAITHFUL High Priest, who is your ticket to ETERNAL LIFE with Him and His Heavenly Father, or to REJECT God’s GIFT of SALVATION, and end up spending you ETERNITY in HELL. This is YOUR CHOICE!  You are NOT GUARANTEED the next few seconds of life, no matter how HEALTHY, WEALTHY or WISE, you might be, when God is READY for you to leave this Earth, it is HIS CALL and NOT YOURS. 

 

In order for you to be READY, you MUST COME to JESUS, and be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and allow His Son, JESUS CHRIST, to be your MERCIFUL and FAITHFUL, High Priest, and spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!