Ascended High Priest
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What does it mean that Jesus is our ascended High Priest?
Because Jesus ascended to the right hand of God in heaven, we can be assured that he is interceding on our behalf. We have an advocate with God. We have a priest who has lived in this world and who has experienced what we have experienced and who can identify with us and advocate for us. We can come before God with confidence and expect to receive grace and mercy because of Jesus’ ascension.
The author of the book of Hebrews proclaimed, “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:14, 16, ESV).
We can hold fast to our faith because Jesus has ascended to heaven. We can come boldly before God because Jesus is seated with the Father in heaven and interceding on our behalf. We can expect to receive the grace of God and the mercy of God we need to help us because Jesus has ascended to his throne in heaven.
May we come boldly to God and “with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
A Collect for Ascension Day: “Almighty God, whose only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven: May our hearts and minds also there ascend, and with him continually dwell; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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