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CHRIST IS THE MEDIATOR ON THE PATHWAY TO REST
TUESDAY, JULY 30
Hebrews 4:9-16
John 14:1-7
“I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
CHRIST IS THE MEDIATOR ON THE PATHWAY TO REST
Those who are to enter into God’s rest must have His words as their guide, without which there will be no full knowledge of God and of Christ as Mediator. These will be deprived of entry into that rest. The responsibility is to know the will of God and to do it.
God sees everything as He is also the Creator of all. He does not only see the physical appearance but even the thoughts and intents of every heart. Each one will have to give an account to Him for all these things whether good or bad. The understanding of this attribute of God naturally says we have to act accordingly. All these will have a bearing on that rest.
Jesus is the Son of God and He sits at the right hand of God the Father. He is there as the High Priest. The work of the high priest was very important in the Old Testament system of worship. Apart from other functions, the high priest literally mediates for the people on the Day of Atonement. He had to offer sacrifices for himself and for the people. However, he was only a picture of the true great High Priest who has passed into the heavens. On this basis, the writer exhorted us to stand fast in our profession. The Lord has placed faith in our hearts and externally we are to profess our faith as Christians in holding to the fundamentals of the faith. The call is to hold on to that faith to the end. This will usher in that promised rest.
Christ, having come in the flesh, is the High Priest who is touched by the feelings of our infirmities. He was tempted in all points as we are yet without sin. In the case of the earthly priest they had to offer a lamb without blemish, a picture of the sinless Christ.
THOUGHT: Jesus is Prophet, Priest and King.
PRAYER: Father, glory belongs to Jesus, my Mediator.