The Daily Work of Jesus as Heavenly Mediator

Jesus is currently serving as our High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary, engaging in a constant work of intercession where He presents His own blood before the Father to secure pardon and mercy for every repentant sinner Hebrews 7:257ABC 484.7+1. His daily work involves receiving a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit to impart grace to the weary, while mediating all blessings from the Father to the human familyFW 22.1+2.

The Nature of Jesus' Daily Mediation 🕊️

• Constant Intercession: Our need for Christ’s intercession is constant, and He stands as the only channel through which blessings flow from God to manFW 22.1+1.

• Presenting His Merits: He offers the incense of His own character and merits to mingle with the prayers of those who repent, making our faltering requests fragrant and acceptable to the Father Revelation 8:3-46BC 1078.6+2.

• Enabling Perfection: Through His mediatorial work, He provides the presence of the Holy Spirit to give us power and efficiency to represent His character in this world 2 Corinthians 5:5KC 31.2+1.

• Anointing with Grace: As He did during His earthly life, He communicates with the Father to receive grace that He might speak words in season to those who are oppressedST November 21, 1895, par. 3.

Defending Us Against Satan and Before the Father 🛡️

Jesus acts as our Advocate in the courts above, specifically defending those who take refuge in His intercession 1 John 2:121LtMs, Ms 29, 1906, par. 3+1.

• Opposing the Accuser: While Satan acts as the great accuser who seeks to hold souls in darkness and impenitence, Jesus presents His blood to claim the graces of the covenant for the sinner Revelation 12:10DD 5.1+2.

• Standing in Our Behalf: Because man broke God's law, all blessings must now come through a Mediator who stands as our representative and head before the Father 1 Timothy 2:5FW 22.1+1.

• Maintaining Union: He works to answer His own prayer for unity among His people, guarding them against the "party spirit" and suspicions that Satan tries to create John 17:2115MR 84.1+2.

The Purpose of His Work: Why He Mediates 🎯

The primary goal of Christ's mediation is to reconcile a fallen race to God and prepare a people for the world to come Ephesians 2:1621LtMs, Ms 29, 1906, par. 3+2.

• Restoring the Divine Image: The mediation of Christ is designed to conform us to the divine image and make us partakers of the divine nature 2 Peter 1:4PP 330.3.

• A Second Probation: Without the immediate intervention and intercession of Christ the moment Adam sinned, the human race would have ceased to exist; thus, He mediates to provide us a second opportunity to attain righteousnessIOS 26.2.

• Final Atonement and Blotting Out of Sin: In these last days, Jesus has entered the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary to perform the closing work of His priesthood—the cleansing of the sanctuary and the final blotting out of the sins of His people Acts 3:19EW 253.1+2.

• Vindicating Truth: His work continues until the "mystery of God" is finished, ensuring that those who follow Him by faith are presented faultless before the sinless universe Revelation 10:7EVRR325+2.