Awesome In Your Calling

Your work of intercession for others and your work of representing the King of Heaven and Earth are founded in the identity of Jesus. Just as any priest in the temples in Israel gained their authority by being relatives of Levi, your relationship to your Brother, Jesus, is your authority for serving your God, Whose yoke you wear and Whose burden you bear.

If, then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise in the order of Melchizedek, and not to be described as being in the order of Aaron? For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well. For the One about whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has served at the altar. Now it is evident that our Lord came from Judah, and about that tribe Moses said nothing concerning priests.

And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek arises, who doesn’t become a priest based on a legal command concerning physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life. For it has been testified:

You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

So the previous commandment is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable (for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

(Hebrews 7:11-19 HCSB ©®)

So, be awesome in your calling.