The Lightness of The Priesthood

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

1 Peter 2:9 calls you a royal priesthood. Priests in Hebrew is kohanim. In Messiah, you're one of God's kohanim - the spiritual version of the priests of Israel. All the tribes of Israel had an inheritance in the land, except for Levi and particularly the kohanim - the priests. They alone had no inheritance, no real estate. The reason is God wanted them to be unattached and free to serve Him, worship Him, and to have their hearts on Him. Numbers 18:20 says, "For I shall be their inheritance." God was their inheritance. That's true for you, if you're His priest. You have no inheritance in this world- your possessions and riches aren't here. As a priest of God, you can't get so attached and weighed down by things; God wants you free, so you can serve and glorify Him. God called you higher and above this world to serve Him, do His will, enter His presence, and know His glory. Live your true calling as a priest of God, because He has called you for something much greater than this world. God Himself is your inheritance.

From Message #658 - The Call of the Kohanim