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Your Standing Is Wrapped Up In Christ
Hebrews 2:17
17Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
For the people of Israel, their standing as a nation before God was wrapped up in the standing of their high priest. What the high priest was before God, so was the entire nation before God. If the high priest sinned, he brought guilt on his nation, and God would reject the entire nation no matter how law-abiding the people were, how faithful they were in bringing their sacrifices or how hard they had worked.
Conversely, if their high priest was without fault and acceptable to God, God accepted the whole nation even if the nation was full of people who sinned and did not measure up to God’s laws. Unfortunately, the high priests of Israel were often subjected to failure because like any human being, they were imperfect.
But today, you and I have Jesus as our High Priest, who is 100 per cent Man and 100 per cent God. And so, as our High Priest, Jesus’ standing before God is always right, acceptable and pleasing to the Father. Therefore, we can never lose our acceptance with God because as our High Priest, Jesus only brings righteousness on His people.
Today, in heaven, Jesus our High Priest is seated at the right hand of God the Father. (Romans 8:34) This means that God does not look at you. He looks at Jesus. If Jesus is good, you are good. If He is accepted, you are accepted. If God sees Jesus perfect, then He sees you perfect too. If He is righteous, then you are righteous. And Jesus your High Priest is good, accepted, perfect and righteous, which means that that is how God sees you!
You cannot lose your right standing because Jesus Christ is your High Priest. To lose your standing, Jesus has to lose His standing first. But we know that we have in Jesus a High Priest who is perfect and who cannot fail us. So you need never be afraid or conscious of your faults when you come before God. Because your standing is completely wrapped up in Jesus, you can come to God boldly and receive all that you need from Him!
- From Joseph Prince Ministries
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