Our High Priest Shepherds Us!

The beautiful picture of a priest in the Old Testament was the way he postured himself toward attending to the fears and sorrows of God's people.  They saw the people as they really were, needy but loved, frail but protected, prone to wander but kept. The priest served God's people by reminding them what they were made for, to worship God.

The priest offered knowledge about God and deeply longed for the people to see salvation.  Our God as our High Priest has tended directly to our spiritual needs.

Hebrews 4:14-16 "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens - Jesus the Son of God - let us hold fast to the confession.  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.  Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time."

I am so grateful for a High Priest who knows every little thing about me and loves me and who knows I'm frail and broken and protects me.  I know that He remains the same, even in my wandering.....

I love that He shepherds me.