But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9
GOD CONSECRATES HIS MINISTERS
By the blood of Jesus and the presence of the Spirit of God in us, individually and collectively, we have been called and chosen by God as those who intercede for unbelievers in this world. This is our royal priesthood, our access to the throne of the King of Kings, The High Priest in the Order of Melchizidek. We the church are now the nation set apart on earth that God specially owns for this purpose:
We declare the praises of him who called us out of darkness into his wonderful light.
We alone can do this as the royal priests of God on earth. All of us are now consecrated priests of God, intercessors. Christ our High Priest intercedes for us, and allows to enter God's direct presence with the fear of death that Aaron the first high priest had. Yet the Holy of Holies is still sacred, and we dare not enter apart from the blood of Jesus. We dare not enter by the flesh, which is defiled and hateful in God's sight. We come covered in the blood of Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, holy ourselves.
We have the one thing necessary to meet with God: Consecration.
Be consecrated.
Belong to God alone.
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