Jesus, Our Perfect High Priest in Heaven

Listen to the Hebrews daily devotional below!

Begin with prayer

Dr. McGee said, “We are living in the day of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the day of grace, when the Spirit of God takes the things of Christ and reveals them to us.” Before you start each lesson, ask the Lord to use it to grow you up in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as He is revealed in that section. Dr. McGee said, “This is the secret of life and of Christian living.”

Questions

1. What does the importance of a somewhat obscure Old Testament figure like Melchizedek tell us about God’s plans and our understanding of them?

2. Melchizedek represented a picture of who Jesus would be when He came. He pointed toward Christ. In the same way, we should be images of Christ pointing people back to Jesus. How well can people see the picture of Jesus in you?

3. Imagine being a Jewish believer and reading that Jesus was superior
to Melchizedek, and Melchizedek was superior to the great Abraham, father of the nation of Israel. How might this truth have changed how you thought about your heritage and how much importance you put in it?

4. Our lives on earth are so brief. Much like the priesthood which began with Aaron and his sons, our time on earth is finite. But Jesus’ priesthood is infinite. He was the High Priest of our ancestors and will be the High Priest of your descendants, too. How does that change the way you think about the passage of time and our small time on the earth?

5. Think about the idea of Jesus as your companion. What would you do differently in your life if you truly believed that Jesus would be right by your side the whole time?

6. Our joy should come not from circumstances or from ourselves, but from Jesus. How can you allow the Spirit to help you draw your joy from who Jesus is and what He did for you?

7. What sins did you commit today? Jesus paid for those. The same for the sins you committed yesterday and the sins you will commit tomorrow. How can that knowledge change your words, thoughts, and actions?

Additional Resources

Listen to Dr. McGee's complete teaching on this passage here!

For further study, access the Bible Companion here!