Christ’s Intercession

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.  

Hebrews 10:12   

Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.  

Hebrews 7:28 

If Christ is seated on the right hand of God while He waits for His enemies to become His footstool, what else is He doing? According to the writer of Hebrews, He is perpetually interceding for us. How does this intercession look? We should consider that He accomplishes His intercession by virtue of His presence there at the right hand of God. He is there holding up the great objective plea of His blood. Because He has completed His once-for-all sacrifice; has risen from the dead; has ascended to the throne, and resides there, all the labor is complete. His presence, as the Head of His redeemed, who are His Body, is the grand argument for our acceptance. In this sense, He always lives to make intercession for us. His intercession guarantees that God accepts us, and hears our prayers. The writer of Hebrews argues, ‘Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession….Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.’ We may come to the Throne of Grace with utter confidence because, even though we are personally faulty, failing and, as yet, not completely holy, Jesus never fails to successfully intercede for us. God accepts His intercession.  

Our Great God and our Savior, 
we rejoice that You hold up the objective plea of Your blood.  
We praise You that Your intercession can never fail.  

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning