Happy Friday! The Lord has brought us to the end of the week. He has blessed us in many ways. Can you recall all the blessings you received this week? For me, simply the blessing of life and the ability to praise Him in every circumstance has been a true blessing. As we read further in Hebrews chapter 7, we have several verses to read today that begins to explain Jesus’ role as High Priest. Join me as we read these verses and may the Lord bless your weekend.

Bible Verse – Hebrews 7:8-22 NLT 

“8 The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on. 9 In addition, we might even say that these Levites—the ones who collect the tithe—paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him. 10 For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him.

11 So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?[b]

12 And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it. 13 For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests. 14 What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe.

Jesus Is like Melchizedek

15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. 16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, 

“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[c]

18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

20 This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath, 21 but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,

“The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow:
    ‘You are a priest forever.’”[d]

22 Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.”

Reflection 

These verses are simply stating, Jesus’ death on the cross and resurrection of life to save us and reconcile us back to God was the better covenant with God. Jesus didn’t bring a sacrifice, He was the perfect sacrifice that covers all our sin and shame, and through repentance, acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and forgiveness we can be saved and redeemed. He is our only hope. 

Prayer

Father God, we thank you for the life and hope that you have given us. We thank you for the peace that you bring into our hearts. Thank you for sending your son Jesus to save us. Thank you for loving us and remaining committed to loving us. Lord, we trust you with our lives, our marriages, our singleness, our children, our families, our jobs, our purpose, and your plan for our lives. You have been so good to us and we thank you for standing in the gap for us. May your promises continue to comfort us and give us peace in every area of our lives. In Jesus name, amen!

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