Saved to the Uttermost (Hebrews

​Hebrews 7:11–28 points out the obvious disconnect between what the Levitical priests were tasked to do and their ability to actually accomplish it. In light of Christ as High Priest, the earthly and merely human priesthood must be seen for what it is — “weak” and “useless” (vv. 18, 23).
In five key ways, we see from this text how Jesus’ priesthood exceeds the old.

Jesus’ Priesthood Is a Perfect Priesthood (v. 11)
Jesus’ sacrifice was perfect. For you, there is perfection in Christ.
Jesus’ Priesthood Changes the Law (v. 12)
The law made nothing perfect. It can reveal weakness, but it can’t make you whole. Do you see that Jesus, the one who stands with the authority of the resurrection, can? He fulfills the law.
Jesus’ Priesthood Brings Us Closer to God

The priests worked relentlessly to do a job they couldn’t quite do. Jesus’ work, however, is finished. He is our reconciliation and has brought us past the veil to the very throne of grace. Do you know that, in Christ, God is pleased with you? Do you know that through Him you are allowed to come near?

Jesus’ Priesthood Was Made with an Oath (v. 20)
There are promises of hope, life, and resurrection for us. In Jesus, all those promises are fulfilled. He is our guarantor and sponsor of all God’s promises. He has taken the responsibility to see them through on our behalf. Do you see what you will be one day and what you are in Him now? Do those promises fill you with hope?
Jesus’ Priesthood Is Complete — Fitting and Uttermost (vv. 22–27)
In Christ, our salvation is thorough, complete, and finished. Jesus saves to the uttermost. He didn’t “miss a spot.” Our salvation is truly a great salvation. Do you know that there is no work left to be done? God is applying that finished work to you in this life, but you wait for nothing more to be made secure and whole.

Like a lighthouse, the High Priesthood of Christ beckons us to endure, knowing that hope and life lie in His direction.

As C.S. Lewis’s moon illustration helpfully describes, our lives are meant to become beautiful and radiant in the light of Christ. On its own, the moon has no light and is barren, but when it faces the right way, its rough landscape and empty nature are made glorious. To turn away from Christ would leave us in isolation with only our pockmarked and lightless selves. Yet seeing the hope of the resurrected Christ at work as our High Priest covers our days with radiance, making even disappointments bearable as we look forward to the inheritance of our perfection and nearness in Christ.
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