He does not let you down Hebrews 5 All t

He does not let you down
Hebrews 5
All the way through this book and here in this chapter we have Jesus being referred as our High Priest.
There are many who know the experience of being let down by their heroes, their spiritual mentors and leaders who just couldn’t manage to run the race till the end without becoming a casualty.
We all need a leader. One who made it.
His name is Jesus. This is our Pastor, our Spiritual leader/mentor, our hero, our High Priest.

The High Priest of old would sin, bringing sin upon the community and he would need to make atonement through the sacrifice of a bull.
BUT Jesus is perfect, blameless and pure (7:26-28)
Jesus doesn’t bring guilt, He only removes guilt (10:22)
Blood was still needed, but not of a substitute, but His own, Jesus our substitute (9:13-14)

In some sense I like my High Priest, my hero to know the battles of life, the same struggles, trials and temptations. I like my High Priest to be human, to appreciate what it means to be this species. I want Him to know me.
I don’t want my hero to be so full of himself that He is hero-status driven, (5:5).
I want Him to be earthy, to be one who prays because he needs to and to know the times when prayer is painful. I don’t want someone who has never cried. I do want Him to show me the way, to lead me into my own submitted life (5:7-10).

Be thankful for Jesus today. He will not let you down.