Leviticus 14:11

“Then the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” – Leviticus 14:11

Why does the priest have no part in the fivefold ministry? God only gave teachers, preachers, prophets, evangelists, and apostles to edify His church.

In the Old Testament, priests were necessary. They presented the unclean as clean before God. They cared for the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant. They offered animal sacrifices to atone for sins.

But under the New Covenant, there is no need for an earthly priest to present us to the Father. Why? Because Jesus is our Great High Priest. He entered once and for all into the Most Holy Place, not with the blood of animals, but with His own blood, atoning for our sins forever (Hebrews 9:12). When He died, the veil was torn, giving every believer direct access to the Father to obtain mercy through His blood.

“In the body of His flesh through death, to present you [us] holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight” (Colossians 1:22).

“That He might present her [us] to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:27).

Now to “… present you [us] faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 24).

In the law, the leper was not only declared clean, he was personally brought into God’s presence. That’s exactly what the Lord Jesus, our Great High Priest, does for you and I.

He has given us full access to the Father to obtain mercy.

So, what makes you hesitate to come to the Father through the Lord Jesus?

So, what makes you think you can’t be forgiven by the Father? When Jesus said, “It is finished,”