Kings and Priests, Part 1
In Revelation 1:5,6 we see that for those of us who have received Jesus, He has made us kings and priests; He has made us His royalty, His kingdom of royal people and He has opened up the way for us to minister to God in His Holy presence as priests.
In the Amplified Bible it reads as follows:
Rev. 1:5,6
And from Jesus Christ the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead [first to be brought back to life] and the Prince (Ruler) of the kings of the earth. To Him Who ever loves us and has once [for all] loosed and freed us from our sins by His own blood,
6 And formed us into a kingdom (a royal race), priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion throughout the ages and forever and ever. Amen (so be it). Emphasis added.
In the King James Bible verse six of Revelation 1 says that Jesus Christ has made us kings and priests.
And in 1 Timothy 6:15 Jesus is called the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
God is the ultimate King who has given us the right, the privilege to be kings in His kingdom, a position that was purchased by the blood of Jesus and offered to us as children of God as our inheritance. It is an everlasting, eternal, unending position and status in God’s kingdom. We have royal status; we have a spiritual place of royalty in God’s Kingdom because of our union with Him as His children. We are in union with the royal One, God Almighty Himself; we are His heirs, His descendants, so to speak. As sons and daughters of God, we have inherited the ultimate kingdom, the kingdom of God.
And just what have we inherited---Romans 14:17 The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. So we see that this kingdom operates in the Holy Spirit. We are made right with God through the blood of Jesus and kept right by the power of the Holy Spirit of God. The same is true of His peace, which is not the type of peace that the world gives, which is dependent upon circumstances. God’s peace is a steadfast wholeness in every area of our lives. And as a result of knowing that we are right with God, that we are whole, we have joy which no one can take away. It is our strength and our fortress. When all around us seems to be operating contrary to the Kingdom of God, we have the joy of knowing that He prevails every time. He brings us out on top every time.
This position of king is one of supreme authority. We have inherited it forever, for life, as God’s personal representative. It is a position of power, authority and majesty. He has given us dominion, authority over all this earth as His representatives. It is our kingdom, given to us as a gift, which our ancestor Adam allowed to be taken away. But we have a greater One Who came and took it back for us----Jesus Christ.
BUT NOW, we are the ones in charge, under the King, Jesus Christ. He has given us the authority to rule and reign here on this earth. He has given us the power and the right to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). He has given us back everything that was stolen from us. We are to rule and reign wherever we are. What an honor! What a privilege!
We each need to ask ourselves these questions today. Am I ruling and reigning over what God has given me? And if I am not, why not? And what are my excuses? A king is without excuse when his kingdom gets messed up, because he is the one in charge. If it is messed up, the finger points back to him who has all the power to make things right, the one who is in charge. He has the ability to give orders and they are to be carried out. Today let’s take inventory of the kingdom God has given us.
In the Amplified Bible it reads as follows:
Rev. 1:5,6
And from Jesus Christ the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead [first to be brought back to life] and the Prince (Ruler) of the kings of the earth. To Him Who ever loves us and has once [for all] loosed and freed us from our sins by His own blood,
6 And formed us into a kingdom (a royal race), priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion throughout the ages and forever and ever. Amen (so be it). Emphasis added.
In the King James Bible verse six of Revelation 1 says that Jesus Christ has made us kings and priests.
And in 1 Timothy 6:15 Jesus is called the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
God is the ultimate King who has given us the right, the privilege to be kings in His kingdom, a position that was purchased by the blood of Jesus and offered to us as children of God as our inheritance. It is an everlasting, eternal, unending position and status in God’s kingdom. We have royal status; we have a spiritual place of royalty in God’s Kingdom because of our union with Him as His children. We are in union with the royal One, God Almighty Himself; we are His heirs, His descendants, so to speak. As sons and daughters of God, we have inherited the ultimate kingdom, the kingdom of God.
And just what have we inherited---Romans 14:17 The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. So we see that this kingdom operates in the Holy Spirit. We are made right with God through the blood of Jesus and kept right by the power of the Holy Spirit of God. The same is true of His peace, which is not the type of peace that the world gives, which is dependent upon circumstances. God’s peace is a steadfast wholeness in every area of our lives. And as a result of knowing that we are right with God, that we are whole, we have joy which no one can take away. It is our strength and our fortress. When all around us seems to be operating contrary to the Kingdom of God, we have the joy of knowing that He prevails every time. He brings us out on top every time.
This position of king is one of supreme authority. We have inherited it forever, for life, as God’s personal representative. It is a position of power, authority and majesty. He has given us dominion, authority over all this earth as His representatives. It is our kingdom, given to us as a gift, which our ancestor Adam allowed to be taken away. But we have a greater One Who came and took it back for us----Jesus Christ.
BUT NOW, we are the ones in charge, under the King, Jesus Christ. He has given us the authority to rule and reign here on this earth. He has given us the power and the right to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). He has given us back everything that was stolen from us. We are to rule and reign wherever we are. What an honor! What a privilege!
We each need to ask ourselves these questions today. Am I ruling and reigning over what God has given me? And if I am not, why not? And what are my excuses? A king is without excuse when his kingdom gets messed up, because he is the one in charge. If it is messed up, the finger points back to him who has all the power to make things right, the one who is in charge. He has the ability to give orders and they are to be carried out. Today let’s take inventory of the kingdom God has given us.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 7:03 AM
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