A Royal Priesthood

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Eph 6:11

You Are A Royal Priesthood!

Dear Friend, 1Peter 2:9 is foundational for the Christian. It speaks to our identiy; it tells us who and what we are. You are...., we are unequivocally defined, and then because of that identity, we are given a calling, a life purpose. In short, 1Pet 2:9 tells us what it means to be a Christian. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Darkness also attempts to define us. The questions of what is real and important, who we are, and what life is about, are answered by this culture and it's institutions. Their message is clear, it's a message of getting, consuming and no pain. Personal achievement, personal fulfillment, personal security, and daily entertainment are the mantra of successful living and for them the way of inner peace. It is a powerful message, accepted by most, good on the surface, but leading only to hell.

The Christian Bears God's Presence

The life of the Christian is to show forth the praises of Him that called you out of darkness. This is the ministry of every Christian. Remember the Old Testament Priesthood, they carried the Ark of The Covenant on their shoulders. The Ark represented the presence of God, and was borne only by those chosen for this ministry; God's people have always borne His presence.

In the New Testament, under Christ, we bear the presence of God, not on our shoulder, but inwardly, and show forth or display His presence by our heart attitudes and our behavior. We show forth His Holy character, His praises (His beauty, His goodness) by our priorities, our desires, our ambitions, even by the books we read, the music we listen to, and the television that entertains us. Our calling is to serve the Lord with gladness and joy, and to show Holy character (His praises)to the world, by turning from all evil.

God Bless You

 God bless you, priest of the Lord, as you bear and show forth the presence of God. Be encouraged, you have a great and high calling. There are more for you than against you, and there is more right with you than wrong with you and Jesus is going to see you through!

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Jim

Christian Armor Ministries

1Pet 1:23-25 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

1Pet 2:9-11 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Col 1:20-22 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

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