powerful confession

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Jesus: Apostle and High Priest of Our Confession

“Consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession.” — Hebrews 3:1

1. Jesus as Apostle

“Apostle” means “one who is sent” with the full authority of the Sender.

What this office does:

  • He was commissioned and sent by the Father into the world
    John 3:17; 5:36–37; 17:3, 8, 18

  • He speaks and acts with the Father’s own authority.
    His words are God’s words. His works are God’s works.
    John 5:19–23; 12:49–50; Hebrews 1:1–2

  • He fully reveals the Father.
    To see and hear Jesus is to see and hear the Father.
    John 14:9; Hebrews 1:3

  • He carries out and completes the entire mission of redemption given to Him by the Father.
    John 17:4; 19:30

When you confess, keep this in mind:

Everything you acknowledge about Jesus—His teaching, His claims, His miracles, His death and resurrection—rests on the fact that He is the authorized Messenger sent by God.

You are not affirming merely a human religious teacher.

You are affirming the One whom the Father Himself sent.

That gives your confession divine authority, weight, and reliability.

2. Jesus as High Priest

The high priest’s role is to represent the people before God, offer sacrifice for sin, and secure ongoing access and intercession.

What this office does, especially as Hebrews develops it:

  • He sympathizes with our weaknesses.
    He was tempted in every way, yet without sin.
    Hebrews 2:17–18; 4:15

  • He offered Himself once for all as the perfect and final sacrifice that actually removes sin.
    Hebrews 7:27; 9:11–14, 26; 10:10–14

  • He entered the true heavenly sanctuary and remains there as our permanent representative.
    Hebrews 6:19–20; 8:1–2; 9:24

  • He continually intercedes for us.
    He guarantees that we can draw near to God with confidence.
    Hebrews 7:25; 4:14–16

  • He mediates the New Covenant.
    Through Him we have forgiveness, a cleansed conscience, and free access to the throne of grace.
    Hebrews 8:6; 9:15; 10:19–22

When you confess, keep this in mind:

You are not merely stating that Jesus died for sins in the past.

You are acknowledging the living High Priest who right now represents you, intercedes for you, and holds open the way into God’s presence.

Your confession of forgiveness, acceptance, and relationship with God is grounded in His ongoing priestly work.

Putting Both Together in Your Confession

When you say:

“Jesus is Lord.”
“He is the Son of God.”
“He died for my sins.”
“I trust in Him.”

You are simultaneously:

🔥 Affirming the authoritative Messenger sent by the Father.

And:

🔥 Relying upon the sympathetic, once-for-all, eternally interceding High Priest.

Holding these two offices before your mind keeps your confession from becoming abstract or self-powered.

It anchors every statement you make about Christ in the concrete, present reality of who He is and what He does.

Jesus is the Apostle.
Jesus is the High Priest.
Jesus is the foundation of our confession.

Consider Him.

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