As The High Priest Goes, So Goes The Nation

Exodus 30:1
1“You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood......
11 And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD.”

In ancient Israel, God judged the people based on their high priest. If he was good, and offered right sacrifices that were acceptable to God, the whole nation was accepted.  They would be blessed for the year ahead with every blessing.  If they were bad, didn't matter; they would still be accepted.

But, if the high priest was bad and his offering was not accepted, even if the people were good, THE WHOLE NATION WOULD BE REJECTED.  God judged the WHOLE NATION based on their high priest.  Pretty shaky deal if you ask me!...and you had no control or say over whether you got a good priest or a bad one.

We, on the other hand, according to the book of Hebrews, have "better promises based on better blood;" a better covenant, because our High Priest is alive forever!  He is ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD! 

Aren't we glad Jesus is our High Priest?!

Under the New Covenant, it's the same deal as under the old.  As our High Priest, Jesus, goes, SO GOES THE NATION--THE CHURCH!  

When God evaluates you and I, He doesn't look at us:  He looks at our Lamb, our PERFECT REPRESENTATIVE, JESUS.  

Is there ever a time that Jesus is unacceptable? No.  NEVER!!!  The altogether lovely ONE  is ALWAYS acceptable.

If He is, then so are you.......and He is priest FOREVER after the order of Melchizedek; has been for 2,000 years.......and counting!   "As he is, so are we IN THIS WORLD," it says in 1 john 4:17.  

The verse doesn't say, "in heaven," or some day but "IN THIS WORLD." 

Is Jesus in perfect health?   YES!  

Does He have everything He needs?  YES!  

All that He is, all that He has IS YOUR HERITAGE AS WELL.  In fact, health and healing is not just a promise, it's a blood-bought right OF THE BLOOD-BOUGHT CONGREGATION.

Is Jesus always welcome and acceptable to His Father?  YES!!!

Then SO ARE YOU.....ALWAYS.

So fear not, church.  "You are ALWAYS accepted in The Beloved!  And as our High Priest goes,.....SO GOES THE NATION:  US.