Hebrews 7:7

Who are you calling inferior?! We live in a culture where it's easy to misunderstand statements like this in Scripture, but I want to quickly walk you through it. The priest (and king) Melchizedek, in this moment, received an offering (tithe--a tenth) from Abraham, so Melchizedek placed a blessing on him. Abraham's future descendants, the Levitical priests, would also collect a tithe from their people. This passage tells us that the future Levitical priests (inferior) were blessed by Melchizedek (superior) through the blessing he gave to Abraham. The Levitical priests are inferior because they are mere men who will die, but Melchizedek is described as a type or foreshadowing of Christ (the priest and king who will rule forever).

We need to recognize in our lives that all the blessings we have are from God. There is no work we can do or any tithe we could give to earn that blessing. We don't receive the blessing because we are superior, in fact, it's the opposite. We are blessed by the free gift of salvation when we come to a humble position of saying, "Lord, I am inferior and incapable of saving myself. I need you!"

PASSAGE: Hebrews 7:7 - "It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior."

PAUSE: The encounter of Abraham and Melchizedek reminds us of who God is and who we are. All our blessings are in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3), which should cause us to worship and trust him with our lives. Christ is the superior, and we are the inferior; everything we have is a blessing from Christ.  

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me to stay humble and faithful. Help me realize that all my spiritual and financial blessings are because of you, not me!