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Seven Last Words Daily Devotional -36

by David Joynt on March 24, 2021


Hebrews 7:26-27 | 26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself.

 By living the perfect human life, Jesus did more than provide an inspiring example. He also put Himself in the unique position of being able to offer a perfect sacrifice.

 The book of Hebrews contrasts the continual temporary offerings made by imperfect priests with the “once-for-all” sacrifice made by the sinless Jesus. Morally and spiritually unblemished, He perfectly fulfilled the human vocation, and then bore sorrow and punishment on behalf of a guilty world of broken people. His death ended this gracious substitution, in which the judge was judged in our place.

 Perfection is not a theory but a person who lived a life of perfect love, perfect truth, and perfect faithfulness.

Praise His name today!

 

Tags: praise, faithfulness

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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