Saturday January 14th
Bible Reading: Heb. 7: 1 - 10
Topic: King Of Peace
Today, the writer begins
to show that the Priesthood of Jesus is Superior to the priesthood of the
family of Levi who were chosen to represent the Nation before God.
He achieves this with an
illustration from the life of Abraham.
After the defeat of the
alliance of the four Kings who took his nephew Lot and the rest of Sodom
hostage, Abraham was met on his way back by Melchizedek the King of Salem who
refreshed him with bread and wine.
In return Abraham gave him
a tithe of all that he brought back from the battle (Gen. 14: 1 - 20)
By receiving blessings
from Melchizedek and paying tithe to him, Abraham acknowledged Melchizedek's
superiority.
And since the tribe of
Levi who were later to receive tithes from the rest of the Children of Israel
were descendants of Abraham, they were in Abraham when he paid tithe to
Melchizedek, showing the superiority of the Priesthood of Melchizedek to
others.
Psalms 110 looked forward
to the coming of another High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek. One who was
not part of the tribe of Levi. He would fit into everything.
That is the King of Peace,
the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. He is our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Perfect High Priest. He came to bring the world a new and better covenant with
God.
Know Him and you know
peace
Serve Him in righteousness
and He will bless everything about you
Prayer:
O Lord, grant me peace and
help me to faithfully tithe all that You give me in Jesus Name
Amen
Memory verse: Heb. 7: 2
"to Whom also Abraham
gave a tenth part of ALL; first being by interpretation King of Righteousness
and after that also King of Salem which is King of Peace."
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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