麦基洗德的职事
那个逃出来的人怎么可能来到亚伯拉罕那里？亚伯拉罕怎能作这样简单而勇敢的决定？原来麦基洗德来了。麦基洗德是谁？他是基督的豫表。他豫表基督是神的大祭司。这在创世记十四章没有启示出来，但在诗篇一百一十篇可以看出——神的受膏者，就是基督，照着麦基洗德的等次为祭司，他的等次先于亚伦的等次。
亚伦的祭司职任是对付罪，顾到消极一面的事。相反，麦基洗德的职事是积极的。麦基洗德不是来除罪。他出现不是因为亚伯拉罕犯了罪，乃是因为亚伯拉罕得了胜。麦基洗德出现，不是带着祭物来除罪，乃是带着饼和酒来滋养得胜者。几乎所有的基督徒都认为，基督是解决罪的大祭司；几乎没有人注意到，基督是照着麦基洗德等次的大祭司。基督是这样的大祭司，祂不是解决罪，乃是把那象征经过过程之神的饼和酒供应我们，作我们的滋养。
我信麦基洗德来供应饼和酒之前，他这位神的祭司已经为罗得和亚伯拉罕代祷过。我相信亚伯拉罕简单而勇敢的决定，要为拯救罗得而战，是麦基洗德的代祷所激起的。我也相信，那个来告诉亚伯拉罕罗得被掳的人能逃出来，是因为麦基洗德曾为罗得代祷。麦基洗德是祭司，他必定一直在照顾神的子民。神答应他的代祷，有一个人从所多玛逃出来向亚伯拉罕报信，亚伯拉罕就作了勇敢的决定，要为着拯救罗得而战。当我们在地上生活行动时，会遭遇到许多事。表面看来，这些事就这么发生了；实际上，在背后一直有代祷。我们的麦基洗德，我们的大祭司基督，仍然在天上为我们代祷（来七25）。
麦基洗德临到亚伯拉罕，多少指明基督的再来。我们是今日的亚伯拉罕，我们在这里作甚么？我们在这里击杀仇敌。有些神的子民像罗得，遭遇了一次又一次的失败。靠着神的怜悯，有些人需要作今日的亚伯拉罕，经历一次又一次的得胜。我们需要学习基本的功课，认识我们的神，就是呼召我们的那一位，乃是天地的主。我们在地上为祂而活，并且是祂的见证。我们不能容忍神的权益在地上受损害。当我们听到这样的损害，我们就立刻决定打败仇敌，击杀诸王。我们需要在思想、情感和意志里击杀诸王。在我们击杀这些王之后，我们的麦基洗德会临到我们，迎接我们，庆贺我们的得胜。在得胜者杀尽诸王之后，我们的代祷者，至高神的大祭司，就要带着对经过过程之神的全尝显现。
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The Overcome of the Called (4) – Gen. 14:18
The Ministry of Melchizedek
How could that escaped man come to Abraham? How could Abraham make such a simple and brave decision? It was because Melchizedek came. Who was Melchizedek? He is a type of Christ. He typifies Christ as God’s Great High Priest. This is not revealed in Genesis chapter 14, but it can be seen in Psalm 110 — God’s Anointed, who is Christ, is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, an order that precedes the order of Aaron.
The Aaronic priesthood deals with sin and takes care of negative things. In contrast, Melchizedek’s ministry is positive. Melchizedek did not come to take away sin. He appeared not because Abraham had sinned, but because Abraham had gained the victory. Melchizedek appeared not with sacrifices to take away sin, but with bread and wine to nourish the victor. Almost all Christians believe that Christ is the High Priest who solves the problem of sin; few notice that Christ is a High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek. Christ is such a High Priest; He does not solve the problem of sin, but rather supplies us with the bread and wine that signifies the processed God for our nourishment.
I believe that before Melchizedek came to supply bread and wine, he, as God’s priest, had already interceded for Lot and Abraham. I believe Abraham’s simple and brave decision to fight for Lot’s rescue was stirred up by Melchizedek’s intercession. I also believe the reason the man who told Abraham about Lot’s capture could escape was because Melchizedek had interceded for Lot. As a priest, Melchizedek must have been constantly looking after God’s people. God answered his intercession: a man escaped from Sodom to report to Abraham, and Abraham made a brave decision to fight for Lot’s rescue. When we live and move on earth, many things happen to us. On the surface, these things just happen; in reality, there is constant intercession behind the scenes. Our Melchizedek, our Great High Priest Christ, is still in heaven interceding for us (Heb. 7:25).
Melchizedek’s coming to Abraham points somewhat to the second coming of Christ. We are today’s Abrahams; what are we doing here? We are here to defeat the enemy. Some of God’s people are like Lot, experiencing failure after failure. By God’s mercy, some need to be today’s Abrahams, experiencing victory after victory. We need to learn the basic lesson of knowing our God, the One who called us, as the Possessor of heaven and earth. We live for Him on earth and are His testimony. We cannot tolerate God’s interests being damaged on earth. When we hear of such damage, we immediately decide to defeat the enemy and slay the kings. We need to slay the kings in our thoughts, emotions and will. After we slay these kings, our Melchizedek will come to us, welcome us and celebrate our overcome. After the overcomers have slain all the kings, our Intercessor, the High Priest of the Most High God, will appear with the full supply of the processed God.