A Conqueror Claiming His Victory

[Darryl Thompson]

A Conqueror Claiming His Victory 

     Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like
unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful
high priest in things pertaining to God, to make
reconciliation for the sins of the people. Heb. 2:17.  

     Of the high priest of Israel we read, "Aaron shall
bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate
of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy
place, for a memorial before the Lord continually" (Ex.
28:29). What a beautiful and expressive figure this is of
the unchanging love of Christ for His church! Our great
High Priest, of whom Aaron was a type, bears His people
upon His heart. . . . Christ as the great high priest,
making a perfect atonement for sin, stands alone in divine
majesty and glory. Other high priests were only types, and
when He appeared, the need of their services vanished . . .
. Let human beings, subject to temptation, remember that in
the heavenly courts they have a high priest who is touched
with the feeling of their infirmities, because He Himself
was tempted, even as they are.  

     Christ is the minister of the true tabernacle, the
high priest of all who believe in Him as a personal
Saviour, and His office no other can take. He is the high
priest of the church. . . .  

     Christ offered up His broken body to purchase back
God's heritage, to give man another trial. "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" (Heb. 7:25). By His spotless life, His obedience, His
death on the cross of Calvary, Christ interceded for the
lost race. And now, not as a mere petitioner does the
Captain of our salvation intercede for us, but as a
conqueror claiming His victory. His offering is complete,
and as our intercessor He executes His self-appointed work,
holding before God the censer containing His own spotless
merits and the prayers, confessions, and thanksgiving of
His people. Perfumed with the fragrance of His
righteousness, these ascend to God as a sweet savor. The
offering is wholly acceptable, and pardon covers all
transgression.  

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