Some people thought that Jesus was “a prophet like one of the prophets of long ago” (Mark 6:15).
He was more than a prophet. He was also greater than the priests of
whom we read in Exodus 29. When we look at an evil king such as Herod,
it is encouraging to know that, in face of such tyranny, there is a
greater King, the King of kings, our Lord Jesus Christ. To know Jesus as
Prophet, Priest and King is to have no need to run to anyone else -
“None but Christ can satisfy” (Read Proverbs 5:18-20 and move beyond this to the true, spiritual satisfaction which Christ alone can bring to us.)
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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