Hebrews 7: Jesus Our Eternal High Priest

 

Hebrews 7: Jesus Our Eternal High Priest

 In Hebrews 7, we are introduced to Melchizedek - a mysterious priest and king who appears briefly in Book of Genesis 14, yet carries deep spiritual significance. He had no recorded genealogy, no beginning or end mentioned. He is called “king of righteousness” and “king of peace,” foreshadowing the perfect righteousness and lasting peace found in Jesus Christ. (vv. 1-4)

 Unlike the priests of the Old Covenant who came from the tribe of Levi, Jesus’ priesthood is entirely different. The Levitical priests served under the law. They were appointed without an oath. They were many because death kept them from serving forever. They offered sacrifices daily - first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. Their work was never finished because animal sacrifices could never truly take away sin. (Vv.20, 23, 27)

 But Jesus is our New Covenant High Priest.

 He is permanent because He lives forever. He was appointed by God’s oath (Hebrews 7:17,21, Psalm 110:4). He did not offer repeated sacrifices; instead, He offered Himself once for all as the complete and perfect sacrifice. And He is holy, blameless, pure, and set apart from sinners (vv. 21–28)

 What a beautiful truth: through Jesus, we have a better hope and a better covenant.

 Because His priesthood is eternal, the salvation He offers is forever.

 Hebrews 7:25 assures us that He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them.

 

1. He Saves Completely

This means totally. Utterly. To the very end. There is no sin so great that it lies beyond His reach. There is no distance so far that He cannot bridge it. His salvation isn't partial or incomplete - it covers everything: guilt, shame, failure, and secures our eternity. Completely.

 2. We Come Through Him

This is the simple path to God. We don't approach the Father because we are good enough, cleaned up, or have our lives together. We come through Jesus. He is the door, the way.(John 14:6) We come just as we are—honest, broken, and real—and He welcomes us in His name. In Him, we are not seen in our failure; we are seen as loved, accepted, and fully redeemed.

 3. He Always Intercedes

This is the most comforting truth. Jesus is not a distant Savior who finished His work on earth and now waits passively in heaven. He is actively, personally, continually interceding for us. Right now, at this very moment, Jesus is speaking to the Father on our behalf. He is not listing our failures or pointing out our shortcomings. He is presenting His own finished work and saying, “This one belongs to Me.”

 Remember when Jesus said to Peter, “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:31-32). Jesus didn't pray that Peter would avoid the struggle. He prayed that his faith would survive it. And even when Peter stumbled - when he denied knowing Jesus, that prayer was still at work. It protected him from despair. It brought him back to repentance. It restored him.

 Jesus is praying the same way for us. He is not praying that we will never struggle. He is praying that our faith will endure. And because He lives forever, that prayer never stops, never loses power, and never gets set aside.

When we feel weak, He is interceding.

When we stumble, He is interceding.

When we don’t know how to pray, He is interceding.

Even when we are unaware of our needs, He is still interceding.

 We are not holding on to Him by our own strength. He is holding on to us. Our access to God is secure, not because we are perfect person, but because we have a perfect, eternal High Priest who continually represents us before the Father.

 Today, rest in this: We never stand before God alone. Jesus, our perfect High Priest, is standing right there with us, for us.

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the gift of Jesus, our eternal High Priest. Thank You that we do not stand before You alone, uncertain or unworthy, but represented by the One who is holy, blameless, and perfect.

 

Lord Jesus, thank You that You save completely. There is nothing in our lives beyond Your reach - no sin too great, no failure too deep, no shame too heavy. Your sacrifice was once for all, and it is enough. Let that truth settle deeply in our hearts today.

 

Thank You that we come to the Father through You. Not because we have it all together. Not because we deserve it. But because You have made a way.

Teach us to come honestly, humbly, and confidently—trusting in Your finished work.

 And thank You that You always live to intercede for us.

When we feel weak, You are praying.

When we stumble, You are praying.

When we don't know what to say, You are praying.

Hold our faith steady when life tries to shake it. Guard our hearts from despair. Restore us quickly when we fall.

 Help us rest in the security of Your eternal priesthood.

Help us live in the peace that comes from knowing we are fully saved, fully known, and fully loved.

 Today we choose to trust—not in our grip on You, but in Your unbreakable hold on us.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

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ELDER HANNA