January 20th, 2022 – Royal Priests
Experiencing God Devotional
1 Peter 2:9 -“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
If you are a Christian, you are a priest, chosen by God. As a member of the royal priesthood you have constant access to the King. If there is ever a need in your life, you don’t have to find an intermediary or enlist another priest in order to gain a hearing from the King. Your position as a royal priest allows you direct access. This privilege describes your position as a priest.
However, priests also have a function. It is the responsibility of a priest to work within a priesthood. Scripture does not promote the practice of individual priests, each with a separate ministry. Rather, priests function together (Lev. 9:1). An unbiblical sense of individualism can isolate you from functioning within God’s royal priesthood as He intended.
The priest represents God to the people, but he also takes the people’s concerns to God. Is there someone around you who desperately needs the intercession of one of God’s priests? Perhaps someone will only come to know God by seeing Him in your life. Our world hungers for an expression of Christ as He really is, living out His life through His people. It is dangerous to put our job above our calling by God. We are called to be priests first, and to hold a job second. When we get these out of order, everyone around us is denied access to the Father through us. God may have called you into a secular job as a vocation, but more importantly He has appointed you to be one of His royal priests.
Blackaby, Richard. Experiencing God Day By Day (p. 21). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Pastor’s Thoughts
“God may have called you into a secular job as a vocation, but more importantly He has appointed you to be one of His royal priests.”
The truth is every person who has made the decision to make Jesus their Lord and Savior is to be a missionary.
I know most of your minds are automatically going to missionaries in other countries. That is not what I am talking about.
If you are a Christian then everywhere you go you are to be a missionary for Jesus. The gas station. The grocery store. Your home. Your neighborhood. The park. The gym. Your work. On vacation. Everywhere means everywhere.
There is no retiring or getting to old from being a missionary. As long as you have breath on this Earth you are expected to live your life on mission for Jesus everywhere you go.
I find this truth exhilarating. That means nothing in life needs to be boring. I find the times I am bored is when I am not using my time prayerfully and wisely. When I keep being a missionary at the forefront of my mind then life has so much more purpose and meaning.
Do you live your life as a missionary or something else?
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