Hey guys....I was really stirred up this morning when reading through Hebrews. Over two-thousand years ago Jesus was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, so that He by the grace of God might taste death for everyone (Heb 2:9)! And we have a promise, in John 14:1-3, that Jesus is coming back one day to recieve us to Himself! But what about now? What is Jesus doing now? What has He been doing for the past two-thousand years? "the the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God."--Mk 16:19...Over a month later: "This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God.."--Acts 2:33... A little while later: "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." --Acts 7:56...A little while later: "Christ Jesus is the one who died; more than that, who was raised; who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us."--Romans 8:34... So then, Where is He now? At the right hand of the throne of God! What is He doing? "interceding for us"...Because Jesus is at the right hand of the throne of God and He always lives (that means forever..He is alive right now..He will never die) to plead on our behalf, we can be saved to the uttermost..completely..to the very end!!--Hebrews 7:23-25. Praise the Lord, Jesus is alive!! And He has become our Great High Priest who has entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf (Heb 9:24). He was murdered for our sins (taking the wrath of God), buried, risen from the dead on the third day, ascended on high, and now He ever lives to intercede for us...so we can be saved ETERNALLY, Kept by God's power...in other words: We cannot lose this salvation, if Jesus is our High Priest!!
Listen to the words of the song below...See if you can find the many Scriptures that back up these words.
"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded {permission} to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." - Luke 22:31-32
ReplyDelete"Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10
"But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble." - Psalm 37:39
"The steps of a man are established by the LORD; And He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong; Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand." - Psalm 37:23-24
... thanks for the stirring ...