November 6

He Promised

 

Hebrews 7:19-28

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁹ (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

²⁰ And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, ²¹ but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:
    ‘You are a priest forever.’”^[a]

²² Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

²³ Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; ²⁴ but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. ²⁵ Therefore he is able to save completely^[b] those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
²⁶ Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. ²⁷ Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. ²⁸ For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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This scripture is testimony to me, again, that Jesus Christ is the ONE AND ONLY Son of God.
No other priest has been instated by an oath made by God Almighty.
But, God Almighty made this oath to say that the Lord Jesus Christ would be a priest forever. And He will not change his mind.
period.
Ask yourself today:
Do I draw near continually, daily to my very own high priest, Jesus the Christ?
Am I confident that this holy and blameless high priest delights in meeting my every need?

Footnotes:

1. Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
2. Hebrews 7:25 Or forever