UTTERMOST
Heb. 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Sometimes you just can’t beat the King James Bible. The old words somehow carry an ability to describe things in a very powerful way. For example in today’s verse we see the word “uttermost”. He is able to save us to the uttermost. The greek word is panteles. It has the connotation of perfectly, completely, and perpetually. I love the shades of meaning in this verse in the Amplified Bible. Heb. 7:25 Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity)… How can Christ do this for us? This verse goes on to say that “He ever liveth to make intercession”. He is praying for me and representing me before the Father. He is saving me to the uttermost. Andrew Murray had great insight into this life behind the veil initiated by Christ. Check this out.
“The great complaint of Christians is that their experience is so changeful – that the blessed sense of God’s love and grace passes away, and that what they know of the keeping, cleansing power of Christ does not last; the sense of nearness to God does not abide continually. It is somehow as if there is a necessity of its being lost. With change of circumstances, alas, comes too often change in the nearness of God and His saving power. Could what Christ does for them at times but be maintained continuously, could it but abide, – their joy would be full, their salvation complete. We have here the very promise such Christians need. Because he abideth for ever, because He ever liveth to make intercession, because He is a Priest for ever, who exercises every function of His office in an endless life-power, that never for a moment intermits its action, He is able to save completely. In Himself He has been perfected for evermore, with Himself He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. The salvation He has wrought out is a life in the opened sanctuary of God’s presence in the power of God’s Spirit; all that is needed is that the believer be kept abiding for ever, ever living in this salvation-life which Jesus has opened up. And this he can do, when once he learns to trust to Jesus for it, because he understands that He ever liveth to make intercession.”
How does this teaching effect us in our everyday life? Since Jesus has entered into the Father’s presence with His blood to represent me, I can come boldly into the Father’s presence. This is not just a one time or an occasional visit, we have been introduced to a new and living way. We now have a new life behind the veil. Whatever areas you have struggled with in the past you now have forgiveness and much more than forgiveness. He is able to save to the uttermost. We are no longer bound by our past but set free into this new and living way, into this life behind the veil.
4 thoughts on “UTTERMOST”
Amen! Love that we can come godly in our fathers presence! Always, every minute of our days! Like courtney new song she wrote on our new church cd! “We delight ourselves at your table of god”! And jacob song “as our treasure hidings in the field salvation on jesus! ! Thank you father! Help us to dwell in your presence every daily!! Daily! !;)
Salvation in jesus! Sorry! !
Amen x 10! But then, He does everything to the uttermost does He not! Hallelujah!
Wow, yes Lord, whew Hallelujah times trillion and more. Good Morning Pastor Frank, love that word uttermost=outermost=most distant from the center or inside. What a new life. It’s all for your Glory LORD.
O how I love Your Presence. I will sing, dance, shout and Praise You all the days of my life.
I was outside yesterday working and pulling weeds in the rose bushes and bird of paradise flower bed and was worshipping to (Heavenward) cd, ha, the Lord and I had an awesome time yesterday as I was in the flower bed.. we danced, we laughed, we fell in the dirt, the dogs and the cats and the birds were all singing, running around the yard all happy jumping and playing on me, cats all over me, rubbing on me purring as I tried to finish the flower bed. Ha, it was a wonderful day dancing in the yard, people passing by looking at me like I was crazy,ha, crazy for Jesus as the music came pumping out of the speakers loud and clear, nothing but the words of Him coming out. Ha, o how I delight myself at Your table O LORD. It was awesome, o how I love Your Presence O LORD. I think I am going to have another dose today, ha, Don’t get me wrong, we Worship everyday to KLOVE and more. Whew, Hallelujah, ITS SO ADDICTING, that’s all you want to do is Glorify the King of Kings… Have an awesome day in our LORD Pastor, with love. 🙂 wow, thank You Holy Spirit. 🙂