SPIRITUAL
DIARY
Date: 02-12-03
My
Worship Time Focus: Christ’s
Priesthood in the order of Melchizedek
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 5:6
1. Message of the verse: As He also says in another place: ‘You are a
priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.’” (NKJV)
“Just as He says also in another passage, ‘THOU ART A PRIEST FOREVER
ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.’”
(NASB) “And in another passage
God said to Him, ‘You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek.’”
This
passage gives a quote from Psalm 110:4 and speaks of the line or the order of
priesthood that Christ follows after. It
is being made clear that the Priesthood of Jesus Christ in not in the order of
Aaron, but because the writer is making it clear that Christ is indeed a High
Priest he is laying the groundwork to show latter on in chapter seven that
Christ is indeed a Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek was a king-priest of Salem during
the time when Abraham was on the earth.
Melchizedek meet Abraham after Abraham had concurred many kings while
rescuing Lot and he paid a tithe of the spoils he got to Melchizedek. This is the background of Melchizedek and the
story of this can be found in Genesis 14:18-20.
“Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the
priest of God Most High. And he blessed
him and said: ‘Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and
earth; and blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your
hand.’ And he gave him a tithe of all.”
2.
Spiritual Meaning for my life today:
I think that the thing that I can learn from this passage
is that God is the One who is in control of every detail that goes on, not only
for my life by for everyone on this earth.
I am not say that God causes evil to happen, but He can bring good out
of evil as evidenced by the cross of Jesus Christ. Joseph also said to his brothers that they
had meant it for bad, but God used it to save many people. It would seem more logical to the Jewish
people to have the Priesthood of Jesus Christ to come after the order of Aaron,
but this was not God’s plan and God can do as He wishes.
The Word of God has been a challenge to me today and it was
brought conviction to me today.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
want to trust the Lord to continue to meet my and my family’s needs as He has
so faithfully done in the past, just like He said He would. Maybe sometime in the future He will choose
not to use Haven Equity to do this. I
confess that after speaking to the girl at the bank yesterday that I anxious
about the trustworthiness of Gary because of all of the things that are going
on. The Bible says to be anxious for
nothing but in everything with prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let
your request be made known to God and the peace of God which passes all
understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Memory verse for the week:
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders, make the most
of every opportunity.
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