Jesus the Mediator
Romans 8:34 (TLB) “Who then will condemn us? Will Christ? No! For he is the one who died for us and came back to life again for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us there in heaven.”
Did you know that there are many Christians who still believe that God is angry at them for the sins they have committed in the past. Many Christians or even non-Christians believe that God is an angry being sitting on His throne. Having that mindset means they are still missing the full package plan of salvation and what Jesus Christ’s death means on the cross. God took out His anger and judgment on Jesus who was innocent of any sin and paid the price of sin for mankind. Which means God is not angry with you. Jesus Christ is the mediator and intercessor for us.
What I love about this scripture is that Jesus is in Heaven pleading for us on our behalf. He is praying for us, praying for our strength, and praying that our faith does not get weak. He is our advocate in communicating to God. A mediator is a person who stands between you and another party and speaks on your behalf. Our access to God the Father is through our mediator Jesus Christ because He has given us His righteousness.
Hebrews 9:14, 15 (NLT) “Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. 15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.”
Consider this: we hire attorneys to speak on our behalf in a courtroom of law. Attorneys study the law and interpret the law to speak to the Judge. Jesus not only knows the law, and He not only speaks on our behalf, but He paid the full price of the punishment that was due. Jesus was our proxy for the punishment of sin.
If you were in a restaurant eating a meal, then later you find out that the cost of the meal was in hundreds of millions of dollars, you would immediately say there is no way I can pay for that meal. Then the waiter says Jesus has already paid for your meal if you accept Him. If you don’t accept him, you will have to spend the rest of your life in jail. Thinking about it. If you reject Jesus, you would be going to jail for a meal that is already paid for. That is the same with sin. Jesus paid the price of sin for you. If you choose to reject Him, you will spend all of eternity in Hell for your sins that was already paid for by Jesus.
God wants you to be with Him. Jesus is your advocate and mediator to get access to God the father. Accept the free gift. You will never regret it.
Be Blessed
Ron
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