Therefore He is also able to save completely the ones who come near to God through Him, because He always lives to plead for them. ~Hebrews 7:25 (my translation)
The good news of Easter is three-fold: because of the resurrection, we who trust in Christ are "saved completely," can draw near to God, and can know that Jesus always stands before the Father pleading on our behalf. We have an ever-living Advocate and Savior in the courtroom of heaven.
Hebrews 7-10 unpacks all of this, and ends with the application of what this Easter gospel should mean in our lives every day: "Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain... let us draw near to God with a true heart in full assurance of faith." Amen!
One of my favorite Easter hymns is "I Know that My Redeemer Lives." The third verse in particular stood out to me today, in light of Hebrews 7:25--
He lives to bless me with His love
He lives to plead for me above
He lives my hungry soul to feed
He lives to help in time of need
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