Our High Priest

I subscribe to a daily email called “Of First Importance”. One of my best friends turned me on to it earlier this year. It has been a great way to start my day by reviewing some thought from Gods Word to get my mind on the right track first thing. Yesterday morning I got one that was pretty awesome to stop and think about. Here it is:

“It doesn’t matter how complicated, how desperate, perhaps even hopeless your life has become. No matter how overwhelmed you may feel by your problems, if your trust is in Jesus Christ, you can be sure that he is praying for you now and through that prayer he will provide for you the resources to bring you relief or enable you to carry on.

The most important thing that you and I need to learn about prayer is this: first of all and ultimately, prayer is not something we do but what Jesus does for us.”

- Richard B. Gaffin, “Christ, Our High Priest in Heaven“

I have never really stopped and thought about the fact that Jesus my Lord actually prays for me. An awesome thought to behold isn’t it? Jesus the Son of God, Creator and sustainer of the universe, is praying for me… Scott Taylor. But not only for me. But for you too, if you’ve accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior as well. What peace and comfort that thought brings.

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