Jesus Your High Priest Intercedes For You

Hebrews 7:25 25… He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. The verse says that Jesus always lives to make intercession for us. Once, I used to think that this meant that Jesus is seated at the Father’s […]

Heir Of The World Today

Romans 4:13 13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. God promised Abraham that he would be the heir of the world. Now, don’t be too quick to say, “Well, that promise was […]

Christ Is Our Mercy Seat

Psalm 91:1 1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. In the Old Testament, there was a place where God met with His people. In Exodus 25:22, God said, “And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above […]

Joint Heirs With Christ Jesus

Romans 8:16–17 16The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,17and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ… As long as you are born again, you are no longer a “slave”, but a son of the Most High God. And God does not just […]

Only Christ’s Atonement Satisfies God

1 John 2:1–2 1… if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins… Today, Jews still observe Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. As the name suggests, it is a day set aside to make atonement for one’s sins. […]

Pronounce Yourself Clean!

Matthew 8:3 3Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Most of us are familiar with the healing of the leper in Matthew 8. It is a beautiful account of God’s willingness to touch and heal the sick, no matter how unclean they […]

Life Under The New Covenant

Hebrews 8:10 10… I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts… What laws was God referring to when He said, “I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts”? He was certainly not referring to the Ten Commandments, known as the laws of the […]

The Light Of The World Exposes Your Perfection

John 8:12 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” When I was a teenager, I heard preachers saying this: “Jesus is the light of the world. So don’t think for one moment […]

Jesus Has Given You His Peace

John 14:27 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you… In Israel, Jews greet each other with the words “shalom, shalom”. Unlike the English word “peace”, “shalom” does not just mean peace of mind, but also wholeness for your entire being […]