Hebrews 7: 17 - You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizadek
Melchizawho?
Read Abraham's brief encounter with Melchizadek in Genesis 14 :18
- He was a King
- His name means king of righteousness
- He was king of Salem which means peace
- He had no genealogy, he was a mysterious, timeless, eternal character
- He was also a priest
- He existed before the Levitical priesthood
So what's the connection between Melchizadek and Jesus?
- Jesus is the King
- He is king of righteousness. His blood bought us righteousness.
- He is king of peace. Because of his righteousness, we have peace with God
- He is the eternal King. The first and the last.
- Jesus is also our High priest
- He did not inherit priesthood through the tribe of Levi, He is from a different tribe. He opened up the new priesthood.
new family tree
Jesus opened up a new family line.
Just as a the son of a king is born into a royal family and becomes an heir to the kingdom, so we who are born of Jesus, are born into his royal family and become heirs of his kingdom.
Likewise, just as a son born into the tribe of Levi would've naturally grown up to follow in his father's footsteps as a priest, so we who are born of Jesus are born into the priesthood.
We are the sons of the High Priest & High King, we are the royal priesthood!
Hebrews 2:11 – Both the one who makes men holy and those who are being made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Jesus has welcomed us into his family and invites us to share in his inheritance.
Galatians 4: 6-7 – Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.
What is our inheritance?
Walking in our identity as Priests and Kings.
We will only glorify God to the extent that we walk in the freedom, authority and anointing He's given to us.
That is our inheritance. The glory of God. And it's been ours since Calvary.