Anchored In Jesus

4. It was a personal priesthood and not an inherited priesthood. The Levi’s were priests simply because they were born in the right family. It has nothing to do with qualifications of holiness. You could be a lousy priest or a good priest.

5. It was an eternal priesthood. The writer made up a word that did not exist in the Greek language because it never applied to anyone else. The word is agenealogetos which means without genealogy. He didn’t have a mother or father, at least none that were known. No beginning and no end.

Melchizedek came before Abraham. Abraham paid respect to Melchizedek, gave an offering, and was blessed by this priest. And so all of Abraham’s descendants were blessed in their father by this priest. And all of Abraham’s descendants made and offering through Abraham to this priest.

Jesus, like Melchizedek, is a king and a priest of righteousness. His priesthood is never ending. He remains a priest on our behalf today.

Jesus is our sure anchor. The anchor holds.

Who can you trust? Can you trust your boss? Can you trust your family? Can you trust yourself?

Everyone lets you down, because we all are sinners saved by grace. Man fails man. But there is a God in heaven who always keeps His Word. There is a God in heaven that has made specific promises to us. For thousands of years He has fulfilled those promises, and He isn’t going to stop just because you are having a bad day.

Look to Jesus. He is your priest. He is in the Holy Place. He intercedes day and night for you. He knows what you need. He cares for everything that concerns you. He calls you and invites you to come, come and be filled, come and be refreshed, come and be saved, come and find peace.

Who you gonna trust? Trust in Jesus, the anchor of your soul!

And how do you demonstrate trust in Him?

- Abraham believed God and left his father and his homeland for a better country.

- Abraham believed God and waited patiently for that child that was promised.

- Abraham believed God and was willing to let everything go, even his beloved Son, if that was what God wanted – because He believed that God would bless and fulfill His promises.

- What is God calling you to do today?

- Where is God calling you to go today?

- What is God asking you to wait for today?

- What is God challenging you to leave today?

- What promises does He invite you to hold on to today?

Let’s Pray.