And Who Is Melchizedek?
Friday, December 21, 2018
Nor did
he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters
the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. . . . Christ was
sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second
time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Hebrews 9:25, 28
Earlier we thought about the
time on the cross when Jesus screamed out, “Tetelestai! (It is finished!)” That
was the completion of the work he had to do here on earth. He had served well
as our sacrificial lamb, had suffered and died to redeem mankind from the grasp
of evil, and had prepared the way for our return to our heavenly Father.
The high priest in the line of
Aaron had to go into the holy place year after year because the sacrifice was
insufficient to last forever. Once again we see in this Scripture that Jesus
has done everything he needed to do, and there is a wonderful promise he’s
making in the passage above that we don’t want to miss.
He’s not only done the work, he’s
coming back! Not as a baby this time! No more manger scenes. This time those “who are waiting for him” can expect
some wonderful excitement! I Thessalonians 4:16 tells us, “The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in
Christ will rise first. After that, we who are alive will be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the lord in the air. And so we will be with
the Lord forever.” The next time Jesus comes to earth, we’ll be like him.
He’ll take us with him for all eternity with the Father! Hallelujah!
Prayer: Father, we are so grateful to be among those who will be
waiting for you! Thank you for making that possible. Amen.
And Who is Melchizedek?
An Advent Devotional Guide
prepared for Rehobeth United Methodist Church, Winter 2012,
by Patience Nave, Christian Education Coordinator
prepared for Rehobeth United Methodist Church, Winter 2012,
by Patience Nave, Christian Education Coordinator
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