Today we begin worship with:
For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever.’” This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.
In the old covenant the consecration of a new priest was done through a series of sacrifices. The priest was not bound to the office in any way and due to the fragility of man, his office could end due to age, illness, or even a change of mind.
We have a permanent priest, a permanent intercessor.
He is not unfamiliar with our condition. He knows our lifetime of prayer and circumstances. He has heard every mournful groan and every gleeful shout. He need not be told the backstory, only the petition of the moment.
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
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