Thursday, October 16, 2008

What does a Priest Do?

Revelation 1:5b,6~ "To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priest to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."

The note in my Bible says," The sacrifice of Jesus has given all believers the privileges that had belonged to ancient Israel. Has made us kings and priests is clearly a present tense reference to the believer's function now, in witness and in worship. "

I looked up Malachi 2:5b, to see what a priest does. "He (the priest) stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found in his lips. v.6~ He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many away from iniquity. v.7~People should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of HOSTS."

This describes Jesus, our Great High Priest, and as we live and move and have our being in Him, it will describe us, too.

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