The Intercession of the Savior
Hebrews 7:25-27
"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself."
The work of Jesus on the cross completely paid for our salvation once and for all. There is nothing else that needs to be done—as He said, “It is finished.” But although His work on earth is complete, He is still doing something that is vitally important. Jesus is interceding for us. The writer of Hebrews compares the work Jesus is doing for us now to that of the high priest in the Old Testament who stood before God once each year on the Day of Atonement as the representative of the people. Yet what Jesus is doing is superior because He has no need to continue sacrifices. That was done once for all. Now by virtue of His sacrifice on the cross, He can present our case directly to the Father.
Jesus is interceding for us now for the same reason that He came to die on the cross. He loves and cares for us that much. There is nothing we face that He does not understand and there will never be a day when He abandons or forsakes us. Frank Graeff wrote:
Does Jesus care when my heart is pained
Too deeply for mirth or song;
As the burdens press, and the cares distress,
And the way grows weary and long?
O, yes, He cares—I know He cares!
His heart is touched with my grief;
When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,
I know my Saviour cares.
Growth Principle:
We have a loving Savior in Heaven who is standing before the Father on our behalf.