God took an oath that Christ would always be a priest, but he never did this for any other priest. Only to Jesus did he say, “The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’ ” Because of God’s oath, it is Jesus who guarantees the effectiveness of this better covenant. Hebrews 7:20-22 (NLT)
One of the small, but important, frustrations in life is how businesses change their personnel. I like doing business with a person that has formed a relationship with me. I like banking with the same banker. I want to buy my cars from the same salesperson. It frustrates me to go back to a business and the person who served me has gone. This is a normal experience in our world. It is not the norm, however, in our Christian experience. What a comfort to have the biblical assurance that our high priest will neither change nor be replaced.
Thank God that he isn’t fickle! Thank God that he is steadfast and certain! Thank God that his oaths form a solid foundation! The declaration is that Jesus “guarantees the effectiveness” of God’s covenant with us, and it is a “better covenant” than that given under the Jewish priesthood.
Dear Father, thank you for your covenant to be my God. Thank you for Jesus the guarantee of that covenant. Forgive me for my faults and failures. O Lord, Deliver me from the trust of other covenants. Enable me to live in the faith of Jesus Christ as my covenant and guarantee. In Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN
Let us praise God for his covenant and live in faith,
Pastor Smith