Faith: Our High Priest

This week I want to focus on "Faith".


Hebrews 4:11-16
11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
New International Version

I am in a position I am not familiar with, nor am I comfortable with. I LIKE being able to see what is going to happen! I LIKE planning things the way I want them to work out. I LIKE the familiar! But it's not that way.

Tony will graduate next Friday. He wants to stay in Seattle, but other than that, there are no plans. We don't know what job he'll have, will he still live at home, which community college should he go to, how do we transition to a post-high school life? If he lives at home--do I keep the same rules for him? What do I release?

I feel utterly and totally helpless. My mind is in a constant swirl. One minute things make sense and I have peace. The next I'm frustrated with him and full of anger.

So what do I know? I know that the Lord is my high priest----that I can come to in all my weakness and fear--and by faith I can trust him to shepherd me through this.

That's all I have. He will supply all that I need. And I will keep pointing my child to the Lord---reminding him that peace only comes from a relationship built on Christ.

I wish I had been reminded of that when I left high school!