Jesus' Priesthood Never Curses By Joseph Prince
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By Joseph Prince
And
having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who
obey Him, called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 5:9-10
When Jesus died and rose again,
He became our High Priest. But notice that Jesus' priesthood is "according to
the order of Melchizedek". Why the Melchizedek priesthood?
The Melchizedek priesthood gives
to man (whereas the Aaronic priesthood takes from man). We see this when
Melchizedek gave bread and wine to refresh a tired Abraham after his battle
with the enemy kings. (Genesis 14:14-20) So if Jesus' priesthood is according
to the Melchizedek order, then it is one in which we can come boldly into His
presence to receive from Him! (Hebrews 4:16)
The Melchizedek Order
Moreover, the first word from
Melchizedek's mouth was "Blessed" - "Blessed be Abram…" (Genesis 14:19) The
Melchizedek order is just that - blessings. In other words, Jesus' priesthood
is one which blesses and never curses us!
So are we conscious of Jesus our
High Priest giving to us every day? Are we alert to all His blessings coming
from heaven toward us on earth?
Now, it is easy for us to believe
God for His blessings in creation. For example, we have no difficulty believing
that the sun will rise every morning. But while we have no problems believing
the work of creation, we have problems believing the work of redemption. We
sometimes find it hard to believe God for healing, prosperity, favor,
protection or restoration - blessings that Jesus died to give us. We don't
really believe that every day, the Lord will take care of us, keep our bodies
healthy and provide for all our needs.
Yet, creation is fallen. It can
be a blessing as well as a curse. Sometimes, a storm arises, and powerful winds
and rains destroy thousands of homes and lives. Sometimes, dark clouds hide the
sun and make the whole day gloomy.
My friend, we can't put our trust
in creation, but we can certainly put our trust in redemption. And unlike
creation, the blessings of redemption are all good! The work of Jesus is not
subject to the weather or anything else. The work of redemption is as sure as Jesus
Himself. He died and rose again to be our High Priest who daily showers us with
blessings!
Joseph Prince
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Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.'" Matthew 4:10 When negative thoughts come your way, you must not give them time to take root in your heart. That correlates with the wise saying that you can't stop birds from flying over your head, but you can surely stop them from building a nest on your head. We can't stop the enemy from attacking our minds, but we can surely defend ourselves with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Eph. 6:17).
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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 When our Lord stood in the synagogue in Nazareth and read from the book of Isaiah, He proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord and stopped reading just before the words, "and the day of vengeance of our God." In doing so He showed us how to rightly divide the Word of God as today's Scripture, 2 Timothy 2:15, instructs us to do. He made it precisely clear that we are in the age of grace.
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Many of us are familiar with this beautiful promise from Isaiah 60: Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD shines over you. For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the LORD will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to your shining brightness. Isaiah 60:1–3 CSB Wouldn't it be amazing to actually live this way—shining with His glory, walking in His peace, bringing light and hope wherever we go?
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