Melchizedek (Heb. 7:1)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 03-11-03

 

                                                                                                           

My Worship Time                                                      Focus:  Melchizedek

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                         Reference:  Hebrews 7:1

 

            Message of the verse: “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,” (NASB) “This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High.  When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against many kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him.”  (NLT)

              In chapter seven a new section is started according to the outline in Dr. Wiersbe’s book, “Be Confident,” which he entitles, “A Superior Priesthood.”  This section includes chapters seven through ten.

            In verse one of the chapter we meet Melchizedek again, and his name means “righteous king.”  The background of this story of Melchizedek is found in Genesis 14: 18-24 and his name is also mentioned in Psalm 110.  The story in Genesis tells of Abram giving this king-priest of Salem a tithe and goes as follows, “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a 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 tenth of all.”  (Genesis 14:18-20)

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I believe that what I can learn from this verse is that nothing is unimportant in the Word of God to God, for He has a reason to include everything in His Word that is there.  As a human being I would not think that this story about Abram and Melchizedek would be that important, but God has made this one of the more important passages in the entire Bible, for it gives the background for the order of Priesthood that the Lord Jesus Christ is from.  God is spiritual and therefore He does things that I as a human do not always understand, but I believe that is where faith has to be involved.

 

The Word of God was challenging to me as I read it this morning.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  I want to begin to have a devotional time with my wife each day, and included in this would be a time of prayer.  I would pray that the Lord would give us the grace and the protection from the forces of evil to do this on a consistent basis.

 

Memory verses for the week:  Psalm 40: 2-4

 

1.      I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.

2.      He brought me up our of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay; And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

3.      And He put a new song in my mouth; A song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear, And will trust in the LORD.

 

4.      How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

 

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