Kingdom And Priests

 

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father, to him be glory and power for ever and ever.

Amen.

 

Revelation 1:5b-6

 

 

Here John addresses the 7 churches in the Asia region with an exhortation of which God is and has made them to be—a kingdom and priests to serve Him.

 

In such a prophetic book filled with visions beyond our wildest imagination, John roots the believer in the foundation of giving God glory because of who He is and made us to be.

 

In a world filled with self made kings who live self ruled lives, we are called a kingdom whose heart is enthroned by a King—God. Once darkened by the flesh ruling the domain of our past nature, ways and will, our kingdom was overturned by the entrance of a new King—God.

 

Our heart is now called His Kingdom and we are called as priests who serve God. We are called to live differently as a Kingdom priest, and it is our calling and duty to represent God well as His priest.