Jesus: The Better Priest - Jesus Is Greater SeriesSample

The Melchizedek Priesthood Pt. 2  

Thoughts on the Word

Jesus is not like the priests that God set up through Moses. He is like Melchizedek. Here is how:

-- God's new covenant needed a different kind of Priest.

-- Jesus came from a different tribe of Israel (Judah) not the priestly tribe of Levi (Levi was the tribe God said would be priests for the old covenant)

-- this new covenant would make us completely clean and forgiven. It needed a Priest who could make that happen. That was Jesus.

-- Jesus was appointed because God wanted to fulfill His new promise. The old Levite priests were appointed because they were part of the priest family (from father to son). They could not fulfill God’s new promise.

So we see that God needed someone special to be His Priest for this new covenant He would make with us. The priests Moses set up were not capable of doing it. This Priest (Jesus) would be much different and capable of meeting the requirements of the new covenant.

Prayer

Father, we just do not realize how amazing Your new covenant is. It is so much better - it can forgive us of all our sins. Even the priest who could release this new covenant to us had to be special.

Father, You looked after every little detail. We would not think about all these things - but You did. How many other little details of my life are You taking care of - and I do not know about them? Yet they are all being handled perfectly. You are a God who takes care of all the little details.

Father, today I ask that You show each of us just one of these little things that You do for us. Just one that we never think about - but You make sure it is done perfectly. Then we will rejoice and be thankful because there are many that need to be taken care of - and we can trust You to take care of all of them. In Jesus' name, Amen.