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“So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!”.  Hebrews 10:35 (NLT) We all go through challenges because life is full of battles.. Sometimes we are tempted by what we see and hear around us.  People whom we trust may discourage us Some tests are painful Trials are heavy All of them are trying to break the confidence we have in God and the devil is using many things— pain, failure, delays, and fear —to shake our faith and break our confidence in God.  When we look at Job in the Bible. He lost everything— His wealth - (Financial situations) His children - (Family Problems) His health - (Health issues) Even his wife said to him, “Curse God and die!” (Job 2:9) . Here, the devil wanted to destroy his confidence in God.   But Job didn’t give up. Instead, he said, “ All the days of my hard service I will wait, till my change comes. ” (Job 14:14). We may be in the same position today. We may be tested from every ...

The writer of Hebrews explains the meaning of Melchizedek’s name: “Melchi” = King “Tzedek” (or “Zedek”) = Righteousness Hence, Melchizedek literally means “King of Righteousness.” He was also King of Salem, meaning “King of Peace.”(Hebrews 7:2) Similarly when we look at the prophecies declared about Jesus Christ in the book of Jeremiah and Isaiah - In Jeremiah 23:6 states that in a future time, Judah will be saved and Israel will dwell safely under a righteous ruler, and that this ruler will be called "The LORD Our Righteousness" and In Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah’s prophecy calls Jesus the “Prince of Peace,”. Melchizedek stands as a symbol of Christ , our eternal High Priest (“You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” — Hebrews 7:17). Just as Melchizedek had no recorded beginning or end, Jesus’ priesthood is everlasting. Through Him, we find mercy, grace, and access to God’s presence forever. When we look at Melchizedek's life - Though it is mentioned for a very...