Hebrews 7:25

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

The world we live in today might find us kind of ordinary, average, and nothing really special. While we each have talents and abilities, most of us don’t stand out on the world stage…in fact, we probably get lost quite well in the masses. But take a moment, and in the text above from the book of Hebrews, replace “those” and “them” with “you” and “you”.  

“Therefore he is able to save YOU completely who comes to God through him, because he always lives to interceded for YOU”.

With that change, we suddenly don’t feel so ordinary, average, or forgotten. With that change things get a bit personal…Jesus became man for YOU, Jesus died on the cross for YOU, Jesus rose from the dead for YOU…and Jesus lives to mediate the relationship between YOU and God. Feel special yet? Feel like you are cherished, beloved, and valued yet? God’s love for you is so great that he had to figure out a way to make things right between you and him. But he didn’t go about it in a manner that might make sense to man…he didn’t line each of us up and drop the hammer on our heads like we were due. No, he took an approach that seems to completely defy worldly logic. Instead of punishing the criminal, he sent his Son to receive the punishment. He sent Jesus…a man that never committed a single crime, a man that never crossed God or broke a single commandment…and he took out his wrath on him. By worldly standards, it makes no since. So why did he do it? Simple…he loves you. His love for you is so deep that he took these ridiculous measures to ensure that you were protected, redeemed, and rescued. Feel significant yet? Jesus lives…and he lives with the purpose of creating peace between us and God…a peace that we are completely unable of securing on our own. No matter how many good deeds, special prayers, or church services attended, without Christ, we can do absolutely nothing to make things right between us and God. But through faith in Christ, we stand before God washed clean, innocent, and recipients of an incredible promise from God. Because of Christ, and the love of the Father, one day we will each roll into a place far more incredible than we can even begin to imagine. So today, take a moment to rest in this reality…you are deeply, completely, and undeniably loved by the Father. And when it comes right down to it, that’s all we really need to continue in each day! To God be all glory!