Completely Safe
This is an audio recording of Completely Safe the Day 19 entry in Today: Devotions for Seafarers (Vol. 2) by Jason Zuidema.
Listen to the audio by Donielle Hart Goad or read the text below:
“...Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.”
Have you ever gone hiking in your home country? Many seafarers have told me about the beautiful mountains, valleys, lakes, and beaches in their homelands. The world is a beautiful place and there's so much to discover and explore.
Veering away from the most popular tracks during a hike can be exciting and rewarding. Finding hidden parts of a forest or mountain that few have seen before can be exhilarating.
But going into unknown territory can sometimes be dangerous. Authorities put up warning and boundary signs for good reasons. And we should obey those signs because they are usually posted to help keep us safe. Unfortunately, we sometimes hear about people who were hurt or killed because they ignored warnings and went into places of great danger.
Warning signs also exist in our spiritual life. In particular, Scripture points us to Jesus Christ as "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6). In our reading from Hebrews today we see that through Jesus we have access to God. He is not a temporary Savior; he continually intercedes for us– that is, he continues to mark a clear and safe trail for us in this life and into the next.
Our pilgrimage as Christians is not simply for a period in this life. It is a journey that stretches forward into the joys and exciting discoveries God has prepared for us with him in eternity.
Are you walking safely today– that is, with God?
For Further Thought
Have you ever had someone help you when you were in trouble?
Have you been saved from an accident while on board a ship?
Why is it important that Jesus can help us when we are in need?
Prayer
Protector of life, I long for the day when I will be completely safe. Thank you for giving me your Spirit, who provides a foretaste of the joys of eternal life. All I do is in your hands. Amen.
