Did you ever wonder what takes place in Heaven? Does God recline in Heaven much like gods are portrayed in Greek mythology or is God constantly at work? Of God is at work, what type of work is he doing? How much work is it to speak into existence whatever you may need?
While driving in the car today, I was listening to scripture when the truth of this familiar passage was illuminated by the Holy Spirit. 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. (Hebrews 7:25). Jesus, unlike the earthly priests that die, lives forever and as he lives he makes intercession for us.
I recall from the Old Testament when Solomon dedicated the temple and multitudes of animals were offered as sacrifices to God. (2 Chronicles 7:5) Can you imaging how long it took for the priests to offer 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. The work took a great length of time, but it could not compare to the priestly work that Jesus does.
The scriptures state that Jesus lives to make intercession. Can you imagine that? All day today, he has been interceding. When you get tired tonight and go to sleep, Jesus will be interceding and when you awake, he will still be at his work. His intercessory work is unending because man's need for an intercessor is unending. Day after day, week after week and year after year, he has been interceding. He never tires physically and he never becomes frustrated with the work. His work of intercession is motivated by his love for us. When we need him to intercede, he is there. When we forget about him and the last thought on our minds is our need for intercession, he is already on it. Faithfully for the past 2,000 years he has been interceding and will continue to intercede until the end of time.
Wow! What an intercessor.
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