Worth the Wait!

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Worth the Wait!


Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (NIV) Hebrews 12:2

Hope in the future:

O Lord You are my hope and my salvation. I envision You standing at the finish line of my race. . .not back in the crowd. . .but right at the line waiting for me with a big smile on Your face. . . Your arms stretched out waiting for me to fall into Your embrace. And Your eyes are glowing. . . radiating the love You have for me. . .communicating, "Everything I went through, the shame, the suffering of the cross, the frustration, it was worth it to have you with Me."

I stumble into Your arms and am embraced with Your nail scarred hands, kissed by the face that was beaten. I am with love eternal, love overflowing, love overwhelming, love sufficient, love without fail. I am with the One who loves me more than life itself. I am with my Beloved Jesus. O what a day it will be! What an eternity it will be!

A Prayer to Pray:

O dear Jesus, I need that embracing love today. I know You are with me, but I need to feel Your arms around me, be filled with Your presence, and to know that I am protected.

Written by Marji "Mike" Kruger

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The Perfect Mediator


Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. (NIV) Hebrews 5:1

The word, priest, communicates the idea of standing up for another (Deuteronomy 10:8) or spiritually speaking, being the mediator between God and man (Hebrews 5:1). Christ is the mediator for all believers (Hebrews 9:15, 12:24). Ideally, a mediator should share in the natures of both of the parties that are involved. In Christ's case, He needed to have both divine and human natures; thus, the importance of Christ's humanity. If Christ had not become an actual man, He could not have sincerely represented mankind.

The Divinity of Christ

** The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (NIV) Hebrews 1:3

** In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NIV) John 1:1

The Humanity of Christ

** Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death-- that is, the devil-- (NIV) Hebrews 2:14
** The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. (NIV) John 1:14

Jesus Christ is the perfect mediator of the new covenant. . . perfectly representing God and man.

Written by Marji "Mike" Kruger

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