The One and Only Perfect Mediator

UV 362/10,000 I Timothy 2 v 5 The Perfect Mediator 1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus Jesus is the only mediator between God and mankind. He is the only One as He is the only One sent by God for this express purpose to taste death on behalf of every human and free the spirit of every man who believes and receives this truth to taste or experience eternal life. Jesus is the perfect translation of an absolutely holy, absolutely loving, absolutely just, absolutely merciful, absolutely powerful, absolutely wise God for the complete transformation of man. These aspects of God’s character and person being absolute, it is impossible for mortal, weak and sinful man to even think of approaching God. It is the Mediator Jesus who translates or transfers the holiness, love, justice,mercy, power and wisdom of God into our lives, day by day and moment by moment. To pray to any saint, to consult any medium, to believe in stars or auspicious times or any other being in Heaven or earth, in history or mythology is to detract from the very purpose and meaning of Jesus’s coming on our behalf. It is apparent from this uni-verse that to pray or intercede with any other saint or person, however highly esteemed -living or dead –is an act of rebellion, a sin. To do so is to attempt to rob God of His glory, to usurp the role of the Redeemer. Jesus is our “kinsman-redeemer” in a manner of speaking the same way Boaz was to Ruth. We can ask our Kinsman Redeemer to mediate on our behalf with opposing forces, with people in flesh and blood, with our earthly bosses and adversaries. A mediator’s role is to reconcile people, to settle disputes and conflicts amicably, to arbitrate. While mediating with others, Jesus will keep the enemy of our souls, Satan at bay. A mediator saves us in difficult situations. We can pray, “ Lord Jesus, mediate on my behalf with this difficult person or in this difficult situation in my life.” He is the One and Only Mediator in all seasons and for all reasons. Prateep V Philip