Holy, Blameless, Pure Friend

Hebrews 7:26-28 Such a high priest meets our need – one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.  
 
GOD’s will is to have a personal relationship with us as it was at creation. From the moment of the Fall, God’s story has told of the people he has anointed to fulfill his purpose of a relational authority, so one day he will call us “friends”. Friendship with Gold is the result our true knowledge of him: You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:14-15) When we know Jesus, we are Jesus’ friends. He has revealed the truths of heaven to us.
    And what truths do we know? Hebrews wants us to know 1) Jesus is a priest who meets our need. We can answer the question, “What is my need?” with many answers. But the essential need Jesus meets is our salvation. Each person needs the Savior, Jesus Christ, Great High Priest. He meets that need forever.
    Jesus is able to meet that need because 2) He is one who is holy. By his very nature as the Son of God, he is holy; he is set apart from humanity’s sin. He is set apart to reign on heaven’s throne.  He is the holy prophet, priest and king who teaches, serves and reigns set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He is your friend with power and authority to protect you and to bless you.
    Jesus cane to do these things and is qualified to do them because 3) He is blameless. His life is without sin. And 4) Jesus is pure. His life remains without sin, perfect in every way. 5) Jesus is the one eternal sacrifice for your sin. He is unlike the other high priests. They had to daily repent of their sins and offer sacrifices to God before they could offer sacrifices for Israel. They were weak in their flesh. Jesus is holy, blameless, pure in his majesty. The law appointed the priests. The Father appointed the Son with the oath: Hebrews 7:21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
    The Son of God can be your true, eternal friend because he is your holy, blameless and pure priest. The One, who is high above all creation, has come graciously into your presence to say, “I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”