Royal Priests
January 20, 2008 · Filed Under All Entries, HE Speaks
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. (1 Peter 2:9)
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.
From Experiencing God
by Henry and Richard Blackaby
INTROSPECTION: I fail miserably in being one of God’s royal priest. Prayer had been a struggle for me ever since. Yes I do utter spontaneous prayer during different times of the day but I can never maintain a disciplined quiet time with Him. My mind wanders off. That is probably the reason why I always have this disappointment in my spiritual life – I faill to live up to what I was first called to do.
Rebecca on Mon, 21st Jan 2008 2:42 AM
umm mag pa pari ka ba dapat dati Ronnie? Ako kasi dapat mag-ma madre noon eh kaya lang my heart directed me to a different path…so not meant to be I guess…but God is still and will always be my 1st and one true love….and probably my last love dahil I will be with Him at the end di ba?…kung tatangapin ako sa Heaven he! he!
And you may think na you failed miserably in being one of God’s royal priest…I think of you otherwise…dahil just being here reading your blog, I feel na I have access to Him through you… and as long na kung ano man tayo ngayon at kung ano man ang napili natin na gawin sa buhay basta God-centered…it’s like serving Him na din di ba?
geehzz, long comment ito ah..I feel comfy na yata dito sa blog mo ha…he! he! Happy Monday sa iyo Father Ronnie
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iRonnie on Mon, 21st Jan 2008 10:38 AM
BECCA,
ay hindi ako magpapari dapat. ahaha! sabi kasi dyan sa devotional na we have access to God like the priests of those times and dun ako nagkukulang – spending time with God.
madami talagang way to serve pero ayaw naman nya ng serve lang tayo ng serve. gusto din nya na gaya ni mary (martha’s sister), we commune with him.
thank you for the kind words.
nakaka encourage.
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Rebecca on Mon, 21st Jan 2008 11:53 AM
ah ganon ba…naks! so natural ka lang pala na mabait at hindi dahil sa akala ko na mag pa-pari ka he! he! oh well, nagi-ging talkative na yata ako dahil dito sa blog mo ha…not so me! so sige na bye!
TC
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iRonnie on Mon, 21st Jan 2008 12:09 PM
BECCA,
ahaha! oo inborn pagiging mabait ko. have a great monday. ^_^
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Gigi on Thu, 24th Jan 2008 10:39 PM
What a privilege we have – direct access to the Father!
Fail miserably? Give it time, kapatid. God is not done with you yet
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iRonnie on Fri, 25th Jan 2008 12:21 AM
GIGI,
thanks. tigas kasi ulo ko e. musta ka na dyan?
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