The Power of An Endless Life

Hebrews 7:16 KJV
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
What a wonderful thing it is to know that our priest, the one who ministers before the Lord on our behalf has the power of an endless life.

Because of that;
The ministry never changes (vs 24)
Whenever there is a pastoral change in a church there is always some sort of change in the direction or in the personality of the church. No two men are exactly the same so no two men could possibly pastor the church identically.
But our priest, Jesus Christ, has an endless life. His ministry on our behalf is unchangeable. It is constant, secure, and predictable.

He is able to save to the utter most (vs 25)
The story is told of a boy throwing starfish back into the ocean after a storm had washed them ashore. A man came by and taunted the boy, "Don't you know you can't save them all?" The boy grabbed a starfish, threw him in the water and said, "I could save that one." Jesus Christ is not so limited. He not only saves a few, He saves all who come to Him.
He saves those who come to Him completely. When Peter's wife's mother was sick Jesus restored her so completely she got up and began serving. When He saves us, it is not just so we can go to heaven, but barely; it is so we can serve Him until the day we go to heaven.

He is able to make endless intercession for us (vs 25)
When I was in Bible College this truth came up over and over in class. It came up often enough that, to be truthful, I started to get a little perturbed at the school for it. "Give me something I don't know!"
But then came the day my wife found out she was losing our second baby. I went to the Lord in prayer and among the first things that came to mind was that Jesus "ever liveth to make intercession for them." All of a sudden this was more than a theological truth, it was a practical fact and it lifted my soul into heavenly plains. What a blessing it is to know that Jesus Christ is right now making intercession for us.

Praise the Lord for a priest whose office is not through a carnal commandment but after the power of an endless life.