two reasons to trust Jesus

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.

Hebrews 4:14

This verse encourages us to hold strongly to our faith in Jesus as our Savior and Lord. And the reasons why we should do this? There are two: First, Jesus is our great high priest. Second, Jesus is the Son of God. Knowing Who Jesus is helps us stay strong in our commitment to believe and follow Him.

Jesus is our great high priest. This takes some placement in biblical history for us to truly appreciate. In the Old Testament sacrificial system, only the high priest could offer the sacrifice for the yearly Day of Atonement sacrifice, and even then, he was a sinner himself. That sacrifice was only temporary... pointing to a need for a perfect high priest to eventually offer a perfect, once-fo-all sacrifice. Jesus is that perfect priest. And in a magnificent surprise, Jesus is also the perfect sacrifice, which makes Him now the great high priest. I believe only Jesus could perfectly offer His life to die for my sins.

Jesus is the Son of God. He is God in the flesh, sent from the Father. He is the One that the Father has pronounced well-pleasing. His life pleased God the Father. His death appeased the Father. His resurrection proves that He fulfilled our salvation and He is now ascended to the the throne of God where He sits at the Father’s right hand. And it is Jesus, the Son of God, my great high priest, Whom I worship this day!