Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word priest.
Reading
Hebrews 7:26-28—The High Priest We Need
Optional Reading
Isaiah 53:1-12
Keys for kids
- We have needs.
- Our greatest need is to be right with God.
- Jesus makes us right with God in His high priestly work.
Questions
- Why do we need Jesus as our high priest?
- How is Jesus qualified to be the high priest we need?
- How is Jesus equipped to be the high priest we need?
Notes
(See below for all authors.)
What do you need? What do I need? What do all Christians need? We need a high priest. And Jesus is just the high priest we need. Gooding highlights how the author of Hebrews draws our attention to Jesus.
See how well qualified he is. Never at any time did he know the weakness of sin or have to offer a sin offering for himself. He was always holy, blameless and pure, and is now set apart from sinners. During the days of his life on earth he knew the weakness that is inherent in being a man with a natural (though sinless) body. But now he is exalted above the heavens, his body a spiritual body. He knows no weakness or frailty. His eyes never slumber, he never grows weary in his praying, he always persists energetically in his ministry.
And see how well equipped he is. The sacrifice of himself at Calvary once and for all is sufficient to cover every sin of every believer until, as William Cowper put it, ‘all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more’. As the almighty Son of God he has been perfected, that is, fully equipped to be perfectly effective, for evermore.
We need Him. God appointed Him. He is ours!
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 110b, 111a
Prayer
- Thank God for giving us the high priest we need.
- Pray for the reading and preaching of God’s word tomorrow.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.