the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Hebrews 7:18-28
Until He was made higher than the heavens, the Lord Jesus could not be our High Priest. In order to be able to represent us before God, it was necessary first of all that He should offer Himself for us. Above all else we needed a Redeemer. But now the Saviour of our souls is also the One who saves us completely, that is to say who takes care of us until we enter His glory. And as He is alive for ever, we have the assurance that at no time will He ever fail us. Truly, "such an high priest became us." His moral perfection expressed in all its ways and His position in glory before God lead us to exclaim: "Behold, O God . . . and look upon the face of thine anointed" (Psalms 84:9).
Soon we shall have no further need of His intercession. It will cease when all the redeemed have finished their pilgrimage. Why then is it repeated: "Thou art a priest for ever"? (Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:17; Hebrews 7:21). It is because the priest is also the one who leads the praise — an eternal service which our dear Saviour will no longer exercise alone. He will accomplish it with those whom He will have saved completely and who will be His companions for ever in the glory (Hebrews 2:12).
