Wednesday after Judica (Passion Sunday)
Posted on March 24, 2021 by under
Scripture: Hebrews 6:13-20 (NKJV)
6:13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Devotion
“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
We know that Abraham believed in God. But more than just believing in God’s existence, Abraham believed God and what God said. Abraham was a sinner, but God credited his faith—his proper belief in God—as righteousness to him. As a result, Melchizedek took bread and wine and blessed them and gave them to Abraham. Melchizedek blessed Abraham with a sort of divine service. Who was this Melchizedek? His name reveals him as “king of righteousness,” or “king of peace.” He was known as one without mother, father, or genealogy. He seemingly comes out of nowhere. We are told that Jesus will be like him and serve forever as God’s High Priest.
So what does Jesus do to emulate Melchizedek? He knows us by our faith in Him. And He blesses us with His presence, with His bread and wine, His Body and Blood. Jesus, the God-Man, serves us in Divine Service. Jesus has entered into the Presence of God forever as High Priest. He mediates with God for our sins through His holy, precious blood and His innocent suffering and death which atoned for our sins. Jesus serves us forever as our High Priest. Jesus is our Prince of Peace, whom we abide in peacefully before God forever and ever.
Prayer: We beseech Thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon Thy people, that by Thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
