Monday
Hebrews 7:1
This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of You, God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against many kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him.
Tuesday
Hebrews 7:2
Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had won in the battle and gave it to Melchizedek. His name means “king of justice.” He is also “king of peace” because Salem means “peace.”
Wednesday
Hebrews 7:3
There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors--no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.
Thursday
Hebrews 7:4
I consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized how great Melchizedek was by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle.
Friday
Hebrews 7:5
Now the priests, who are descendants of Levi, are commanded in the law of Moses to collect a tithe from all the people, even though they are their own relatives.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
4061. Prayer must mean something to us if it is to mean anything to God.
4062. Prayer is the place where burdens change shoulders.
4063. Prayer is not a last extremity--it’s a first necessity.
4064. If a care is too small to be made into a prayer, it is too small to be made into a burden.
4065. If there is no appointed time for prayer, soon there will be no time at all for prayer.
