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HE BLESSED ABRAM

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And he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.”               Genesis 14:19 NIV

 

Here, then, Melchizedek, who is evidently a Gentile king. The original knowledge of God as the maker and possessor of the heavens and the earth, passed along by Adam to his descendants, has evidently come down to Melchizedek unchanged. He is a worshiper of the true God, and a priest to that true God. The record shows him in such a way that he becomes a type of our Lord Jesus who is our heavenly Melchizedek, ready to minister to us in our need. His specific ministry is to reveal El Elyon, the Most High God, the One who owns everything in heaven and on earth. He is the one perfectly adequate to meet any human need. This is what Paul declares to the Philippians 4:19 (NIV). Now we see why God led Abram back to his home by way of the King’s Valley. The king of Sodom is coming to meet him, but Abram knows nothing of his approach, nor of the subtle offer with which he plans to put Abram in his debt. Had he known of it, he would have seen nothing wrong with it, for Abram is not different from you and me. The peril is too subtle to detect; it looks too innocent and attractive. So, God sent Melchizedek to meet him! His first ministry to Abram was to remind him of the character of the God he served. Doubtless he warned Abram of the subtle trap awaiting him in the offer of Sodom’s wealth, and perhaps he said, “Abram, your God is the possessor of heaven and earth. He made it all. He owns it. He holds all its wealth in His hands. There is nothing that He cannot give you. This is the God to whom you belong.”

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, thank You that there is nothing You cannot give us.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, You are the possessor of heaven and earth. You made it all. You own it all. There is nothing that You cannot give us. Thank You for meeting our every need in Jesus Christ Your Son. AMEN

 

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

Romans 8:1-17

 

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