Short Thoughts for Today

Today, in Hebrews 7:20-22 we read, "And inasmuch as it was not without an oath (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him, "THE LORD HAS SWORN AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND, 'THOU ART A PRIEST FOREVER' "); so much the more also Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant."

My son works for a company who has slogan which says, "If we can't guarantee it, we wont sell it". We are all somewhat familiar with guarantees. Guarantees come in all shapes and sizes. All sorts of products and services may come with some sort of guarantee. Some may report to be good for 30 days while others may claim to be for a lifetime. Most come with fine print that explain the exception clauses of the guarantee.

Today's passage speaks of a guarantee like no other. Jesus Christ is our High Priest and is said to be so according to the order of Melchizedek. Yesterday we saw that His priesthood brings a "better hope" and that it is the means by which men can "draw near to God". Previously in chapter six we saw the importance of God interposing with an oath. And again in today's scripture we see the importance of His oath that Christ is a priest forever. But in the last part of today's scripture we see that Jesus Himself is "the guarantee of a better covenant". This guarantee has no hidden exclusionary clauses. There is no fine print. There is no limitation to its durability. The guarantee is the One who "in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"! Oh, the blessed assurance that is found in Jesus.