Hebrews 7 (6)

Introduction
Jesus is just what we need in a High Priest – sinless, selfless, peerless, harmless, deathless. Why go anywhere else?

Meditate on Psalm 110.

Read Hebrews 7.26-28.

Think it through.
1. What makes Jesus “fitting for us” as a High Priest? What was the nature of His “once for all” sacrifice? Why is that sacrifice superior to those of the Levitical priests? In what sense has Jesus “become higher than the heavens”? What are the implications of this for those who continue faithful to Him to the end?

2.  But wait a second: Why do we need a priest at all? What are the implications of not turning to this High Priest, Who has been “perfected forever”? Is it important that we make people aware of those implications? Explain. 

Meditate.
“Who then is so just and holy a priest as the only Son of God, who had no need of a sacrifice for the washing away of his own sins, neither original sins nor those that are added from human life? And what could be so fittingly chosen by men to be offered for them as human flesh? And what so suitable for this immolation as mortal flesh? And what so clean for cleansing the vices of mortals as the flesh born in the womb without the contagion of carnal concupiscence, and coming from a virginal womb? And what could be so acceptably offered and received as the flesh of our sacrifice made the body of our priest?”Augustine (354-430 AD)

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5.21

Thank You, Lord Jesus, my Priest, Sacrifice, Savior, Lord, Friend, and Life! Today let me show my love for You by…

Pray Psalm 110.1-7.
Today, pray for the enemies of Christ, that they may come to their senses before it is too late. And pray for all believers, who are sent out each day as fresh morning dew to bring the Good News of Jesus to the world.

Psalm 110.1-7 (Aurelia: The Church’s One Foundation)
“Sit by Me at My right hand,” 
The Lord says to my Lord, 
“Until I make Your foot stand 
On all who hate Your Word.” 
From in His Church the Savior 
Rules all His enemies; 
While those who know His favor 
Go forth the Lord to please. 

Filled with the Spirit’s power, 
In holy robes of love,
From early morning’s hour 
They serve their Lord above. 
Christ reigns a priest forever, 
The King of Righteousness 
And King of Peace who ever 
His chosen ones will bless. 

The Lord at Your right hand, Lord, 
In wrath shall shatter kings, 
When judgment by His strong Word 
He to the nations brings. 
Then, all His foes defeated, 
He takes His hard-won rest, 
In glorious triumph seated 
With us, redeemed and blest!

T. M Moore

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Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All psalms for singing adapted from The Ailbe Psalter. All quotations from Church Fathers from Ancient Christian Commentary Series, General Editor Thomas C. Oden (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2006.