Why I Need a Priest | Week 2

Have you ever stood before a judge and felt small and powerless? In that moment it would be wonderful to have someone speak well of us to the judge on our behalf.  When we think of the word priest today we usually think of someone in flowing robes leading some sort of religious function. But a priest in the true sense of the word was a mediator, or an intercessor who stood between God and man to make peace and bring reconciliation. If we weren’t lost we wouldn’t need a Savior and if we don’t need a Savior then we don’t need a Christmas.  Jesus came into the world to make peace through the blood of the cross and to reconcile us back to God. Our great high priest Jesus graciously shared his righteousness with us though we did nothing to deserve it. Let us savor that idea this Advent.