“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:14-16).
Do yourself a favor, don’t skim over the verses above. Read them slowly. Read them with understanding. Read them with the purpose of being radically inspired by them. I’m going to take a few days over them.
In these verses we see Jesus in two locations. First in heaven, then on earth. Although, chronologically those two locations should be reversed. Why does the writer start with heaven? Because he wants to give you assurance. Like the assurance you get when you jump to the end of the book because the story is so shocking that you’ve got to know, before you continue reading, that it ends well.
“Jesus has gone through the heavens” it says. In other words, he made it. Through every obstacle. Through every difficulty. Through every doubt. No matter how shocking they seemed. He made it. That’s how it ends for him. And for you. Dwell on this – and let your faith rise – through Jesus, your story ends well.
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