Jesus, Our Direct Link to God

"Jesus is not one of many ways to approach God, nor is He the best of several ways; He is the only way."  - A. W. Tozer

There are many obvious truths in Scripture. Yet, of all of these, none strike a louder or more resounding chord than Jesus Christ as Mediator between us and God. God, who is boundlessly holy, will not permit us to approach him as we are. But in the name of Jesus we may humbly and confidently do so, for he is our Mediator.

Being both divine and human, Jesus Christ is perfect as our Mediator. He is intimately familiar with our sinfulness, weakness, imperfections, and temptations; and with the best means of delivering us from all of these afflictions. We can safely count on him as a dependable guide to heavenly glory.

Our Mediator is perfectly holy (Hebrews 7:26). As such, sinners cannot join him until they are saved from sin. However, you and I are saved. I point you to Matthew 1:21 (KJV) where the angel of the Lord said to Joseph, "Thou shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins."

Christ, our Mediator, is full of compassion for the human race. Even so, his respect for the honor of God is so great that he will not save those who stubbornly live and die in sin. Possessing both Divinity and humanity, he regards one as much as the other. In addition to this, it is as much his plan to secure the Divine glory as it is to save the world.

In order to avoid satisfying ourselves in things that are hateful in his sight, while beholding his infinite love, we should always keep these thoughts in mind. Taking all we have discussed into consideration, we must conclude that Jesus Christ is more than qualified to mediate between men and God.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21; John 4:6; John 1:18; John 7:29

Prayer: I thank you, Lord, for the wonder of myself, and for the wonders of all your creation, amen.

May your day be blessed!

Edie