Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Highest God. He met Abraham, who was returning from "the royal massacre," and gave him his blessing. Abraham in turn gave him a tenth of the spoils. "Melchizedek" means "King of Righteousness." "Salem" means "Peace." So, he is also "King of Peace." Melchizedek towers out of the past--without record of family ties, no account of beginning or end. In this way he is like the Son of God, one huge priestly presence dominating the landscape always. Heb 7:1- Msg
It seem strange to me that tithes was mentioned with Peace. Not only that Righteousness is thrown into the mix as well. What a recipe!
The early church had such a love of sharing amongst themselves, which many today cannot even fathom. The fear of lack seems to grip all of us. Our tomorrows magnify this emotion to the extend that we are paralyzed by it. When a person does not understand poverty it is hard to envision living in that condition.
I recalled when after receiving compensation from my "constructive dismissal" hearing, we made the decision to settle our housing loan payment. My wife and I had both worked in the bank and knew that after defaulting on 3 payments the legal process will take affect.
Our decision is based on the fact that it is better to have a home than to have a show of still living in "plenty". The home could also be sold off at the right time if we needed to do that.
Our main challenge with God was why us, for we knew how to bless His kingdom and His people. In fact it had become a lifestyle!
God is no one debtor and over the years He continued to show us His signs and wonders taking care of many of our needs supernaturally.
We stand daily amazed at His grace and mercy on our lives. But even if it were not so, we still stand amazed at His peace and His empowering to live in His righteousness.
We are of the priestly order of Melchizedek!
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