What Makes Jesus Christ a High Priest?

Hey everybody! I just got out of a wonderful Wednesday night service, Rob Jackson preached tonight and it was a real eye-opener. I went into the service knowing that I needed to get something right with the Lord but I couldn’t put my finger on it right then. I kept praying and praying but I felt such a blocked wall and I didn’t know how it got there at all. I have been doing all these things, like reading my Bible and saying small prayers, joining a prayer ministry, volunteering for other things. But I felt as I tried to do more for God the less I felt near to Him. I was trying so hard but Satan was trying His hardest as well. Its amazing to me what a whole room of hundreds of students can do to defeat Satan. Where to or more gather in His name, God is there. I saw so many people tonight who were worshiping with all their hearts, and I saw some who were just there for the extra credit for their classes. All I can say was that the worship was so de-stressing and so encouraging. I was able to be with people who love the Lord with all there heart and who desire Him more than anything in the world and who are trying their best to keep that focus.
I must say that I normally wouldn’t send this to anyone, I would have just posted it on my blog for nobody else to see but me. But I really feel like God wants me to share this for a few people. This is my heart and this is me sharing it with you all. I love you all like my brothers and sisters in Christ. You can take this whichever way that you want to, but I can pray that you will heed what has been laid on my heart tonight and the desire I want for you all is to maybe get a little what I got out of the sermon. So please take some time to listen to what the preacher has shared tonight, this isn’t coming from me, Danielle Sarchet, but God used this man tonight to help me, and maybe it can be an eye-opener for some of you. So please just take a few minutes to take some time right now to spend it with God.

Before the sermon tonight we were singing this one song that I can’t remember the name too, but one of the lines was, “Lord I am waiting on you.” And as soon as I heard that I looked around and saw so many people singing the song but I wondered how many of them really meant it? Were they just singing the words or were they really waiting on the Lord? I could honestly say that I haven’t been waiting on the Lord. I had to think about those words when they were up for all of us to mouth.
……..waiting on the Lord……what does that mean?
I have not been giving up everything to Him like I was singing but I so wanted to. Its like I have such a strong desire but not a strong enough will to pull through the daily trials we face every single day. Was I waiting on the Lord? How was I and how can I prove that I am?

The title of tonights message was “What makes Jesus a High Priest?” The scripture that was given tonight was Hebrews 4:12-16 where it says: “12 For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there creature that is not manifest in his site: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”


He is great because of His position – Psalm 138:6 where it says “Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.” This is saying that though God is so high, He is so perfect and He has done nothing wrong, all He has done is love us, He still has respect for the lowly. The lowly who are humble, the lowly who are not seen by other, the lowly that other people look down upon. Yet God cannot stand the proud. He hates sin, God Himself cannot know someone who is prideful, they first must come to God and acknowledge Him as almighty and themselves nothing but dirt.
He is great because of where He is
i. He has passed into heaven – God is in heaven, He is there waiting for us to get there. I can’t help but wonder, when we do get there, will we be ready to face God? Will we be ready to face the One who created us and the One we have ignored this entire time of our lives? Can we honestly search our hearts and say that we are right within the Lord?
We are in the loving hands of our Father, why do we seek love and affection from so many other places? Why do we seek all these different people, and seek after approval when we have the choice to have it all with God? He is all we need, but why can’t we accept that?
ii. He is great because of who He is – this may sound stupid to some at first, but think about that for who moment: God is God….

God is God…..

That is an amazing statement…..

He is great because of His perfection – We have not a high priest who isn’t affected by our feelings. God feels every one of our pains and He hurts along with us. He feels our sorrows and is there for us. Jesus Christ endured every single temptation there was imaginable. I’m not talking about like drugs or anything like that but God was faced with the things that He could be tempted the most from. Yet Jesus arose victorious over sin and Satan because of His love for us. To me that is so amazing! Think about it….all the temptation we endure and have fallen for…then we feel guilty…..God endured continuous temptation and He didn’t fall to it because of His love for us……his love for us…..He suffered for us. Hebrews 4:15 Jesus suffers more than I do when I hurt. He knows me when I don’t know myself.

Hew. 4:16 “Let us come boldly to the throne of God…” We have nothing to lose if we go to Him. We have everything to lose if we go to anyone but to Him.
Jesus Christ is our Great High Priest because of His position.
Rob Jackson reminded us of the song called: Lets have a little talk with Jesus. That though its not very deep, its very crucial to every Christian that we take everything to God. Parents, friends, strangers, enemies, interests, lovers…..take it all to Him.
Provides mercy for our past – this to me is still always amazing, that He provides such mercy and compassion for me and everyone else who goes through hard times and trials. Our mouths are silenced because of our guilt. This right here is the statement that has caused me to feel so down, feeling about me feeling so inadequate, so completely feeling worthless.
Titus 3:5 – not according to our works but our mercy. This one hit me very hard. It struck me very hard because I have been dealing with people who try all the works and do all the right things but then they have no mercy to back it up. And without that mercy, there is nothing….nothing at all.
Past failures in my life? God gives mercy…..




Provides grace for my present needs
Here are some verses for these. “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” II Tim. 2:1

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” II Cor. 12:14

God provides mercy and grace right in the nick of time for us. I love it when just when we think that we are going down, that there is no hope He gives us hope. God gives us mercy and grace at all times but whether or not we choose to receive it is totally up to us.
The Lord faced the whole area of temptation and was victorious in overcoming it. Yet He was victorious because He was doing it for us, so we in turn, as we face temptation can rise above it for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Another thing that Rob said was that instead of saying we sinned, we make excuses. This statement is so true! Why do we choose to try to cover up and lie right to God when he knows everything! Excuses don’t get us anywhere to do anything. They just make us defensive of all that we say and make us look like total idiots. He goes on to say that we act like God doesn’t know that we sinned. Another powerful statement he said was that you can’t lose your salvation but you sure can blow your testimony. I think back at all the times when I know people looked at me and it would never cross their mind that I was a Christian. Many a time I have fallen but by God’s grace and His work through the admonishment of others, I Have come to know the refuge of His everlasting arms of loving kindness. One moment of sin is not worth it, and I have come to find that out the hard way. I have wasted a big part of my life I will never be able to get back again, and I will be haunted by mistakes that I have made for the rest of my life. Yet my God is so good! He will help me through the difficult times and He will be my refuge as long as I choose to stay by His side.

Lord God……Search my heart……I want to be clean