Month: January 2024

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Priesthood of believers II

[The Glory Unveiled]

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. [ Revelation 5:10 KJV ]

As priests unto God, we bear responsibilities towards ourselves and God, which are tethered to specific protocols. The Levitical priesthood adhered to particular protocols in executing their duties, and believers in Christ are not exempt from God’s presence protocols. While the protocols of the Levitical order involved rituals and statutes, the New Testament priesthood protocols center on obedience, total alliance, and reliance on Jesus Christ. This complete dependence grants us boldness. We approach God’s presence in fulfilling our priestly duties of offering spiritual sacrifices based on what Jesus accomplished, and our sacrifices find acceptance as they go to God through Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:5). In the Old Testament, the people’s sacrifices offended God due to the position from which they were offered. God values the state of our hearts more than our sacrifices. Another crucial aspect is beholding Jesus. Even though we attain right standing with God through Jesus when born again, a vital protocol in God’s presence is to behold Jesus, the gateway into the heart of God. Failing to keep our focus on Jesus may confine us to the outer courts, locked away from the tangible presence of God, as observed in the Levitical priesthood. For us as, New Testament priests, we must enter the inner courts by beholding Jesus. Amidst these actions, it is imperative to choose and use our words carefully.

Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for showing me the things I need to do in my service as king and priest and helping me to do them!

Wisdom_Quote: Boldness is the result of competence generated from consistent practice.

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Priesthood of believers I

[The Glory Unveiled]

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” [ Revelation 5:10 NIV]


A priest serves as a mediator, a conduit between God and humanity, meant to embody a flawless representation of God in their world.. In the Old Testament, they came from the lineage of Levi by the ordination of God. Conversely, the New Testament emphasizes believers as their own priests, fostering a boldness to approach God’s presence. This responsibility mirrors the boldness expected of Old Testament priests, chosen by God for their obedience and diligence. Hebrews 4:16 invites us to come boldly before the throne of grace as priests who have the task of offering spiritual sacrifices. Apostle Peter describes us as living stones, being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:5). He later describes us as, royal priesthood because the rank of our priesthood stems from the lineage of the King of Kings. Hence we have been made king priests unto our God (Revelation 5:10). In Exodus 19, we see how Moses was the only mediator between the Israelites and God. But then, God wanted to relate with them individually. And so, He asked Moses to summon all the people—guiding them to observe the protocols of His presence—so that He would speak to them directly and not through a mediator. In Isaiah 1:18, God invites believers to Himself, eliminating hindrances through Christ Jesus, thereby allowing unrestricted access to His presence, unlike the Israelites at mount Sinai. Our priesthood is from the order of Christ. Be bold in your priestly duties.

Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for ushering me into the service of priesthood. I commune with the Father without restrictions. Glory to God!

Wisdom_Quote: The believer is his/her own priest.

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The environment of God

[The Glory Unveiled]

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! [ Luke 15:17 NIV ]

The lost son, famously known as the prodigal son, was lured back into the loving economy of his father by his circumstances. Sometimes, God draws us back into His embrace through the challenges life presents. Certain life obstacles lead us to seek refuge in the secret place, bringing us into the arms of our Father when circumstances chase and attempt to mock us. The prodigal son mirrors every believer who flees from God’s presence, thinking they are stable enough to be independent. Unbeknownst to us, our true existence and sustainability are tied to God; we cannot live fulfilled lives outside His environment. The prodigal son found himself in a predicament that led him to realize he had departed from the source of his needs and comfort. Ultimately, his situation fulfilled its purpose, as he expressed in the next verse that he would return to his father, and he did. Jonah, an Old Testament character, also attempted to move away from God’s position, but soon realized he could not live without God. David asked, “Where can I go from the presence of God? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there” (Psalms 139:7-8). By default, we are dependent on God; there is something in us that cannot live without Him. The farther we move away from God, the messier our conditions of existence become. Perhaps the solution to your present predicament is a return to God. Like the prodigal son, all it takes is a recognition of your separation from God and reconciliation. May God bless your commitment to change.

Prayer_Bead: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the challenges life presents and how you force them to draw me into your loving arms. Help me to be committed to you in all things. In Jesus’ name.

Wisdom_Quote: Life predicaments are God’s bait for drawing us into his presence.

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Obedience towards God

[The Glory Unveiled]

To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. [ Genesis 3:17 NIV ]

When we obey others rather than God, we plunge ourselves into a cycle of fruitless labour and sorrow. God is the maker and giver of all laws. Our adherence to God’s laws demonstrates our respect and loyalty to God, conveying much about His place in our lives. The Lord Jesus says on that day He will say to them, I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’. (Luke 13:27). This is because such people obeyed others rather than God and so, all their labour for the Lord is waste and unrecognized. Many of us, put the voices of other people above the voice of God, echoing the mistake of Adam and Eve—favouring the voice of the serpent over the voice of God. This epitomizes disobedience, placing others’ voices above the authority that established the law. The other thing about disobedience is that it invariably brings consequences, as laws inherently carry punishments for defiance. So that when Adam and Eve disobeyed the command of God, they had to be punished because part of what made the statement a command is the portion of it that carried the consequences for disobedience. Adam obeyed a voice other than the voice of God; the voice of his wife Eve. Eve listenened to a voice other than the voice of her husband, Adam, she listened to the voice of the serpent. The result of their listening to a voice other than the voice that gave them the instructions led to their fruitless toil and sufferings. Your response to the commands of God should have God in view.

Prayer_Bead: Father in heaven, thank you for the grace to obey you in all things. Let your voice be superior to all other voices around me. In Jesus’ name.

Wisdom_Quote: The voice of God is the language of God.

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Faith; the nature of God

[The Glory Unveiled]

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. [ Genesis 22:8 KJV ]

People who understand the attributes of God tend to trust Him more and rely on Him completely. These attributes establish the boundaries of what God is committed to doing and what He is not. They instill confidence in our belief in God’s actions. Abraham’s faith was unparalleled; he promptly obeyed God in all things with unflinching faith. In the chapter of our study, despite obeying God to offer his son as a burnt offering, he was assured that God could provide Himself a lamb. With this assurance, he confidently depended on God. Abraham’s faith didn’t question the integrity of God’s word; he believed because he understood God’s nature. When assuring his son that God would provide a lamb, he was convinced that God would not contradict Himself. Faith recognizes that everything comes from God to humanity, and nothing we have is truly ours. Giving to God is returning what was first given to us. Abraham knew he wouldn’t lose Isaac because Isaac wasn’t his possession to begin with. Faith that acknowledges all things belong to God receives its desires. God will provide whatever He asks of you. Trust Him on your journey, find assurance in His nature and attributes. Your obedient sacrifice will yield abundant blessings.

Prayer_Bead: Almighty God, thank you for showing me your nature and attributes. I trust that you will do everything I trust you for. Help me to remain committed to you. In Jesus’ name.

Wisdom_Quote: God will provide for you because you’re His image bearer.

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