Saturday, April 21, 2012

of Kings and Priests

We all face challenges, do we not.  Sometimes amidst these times we can find moments to ponder and dregde the deeps of the situation, of our part, of our heart's attitude and of the heart of God.  Often for those in missions or otherwise being supported (many jobs in "the ministry", as we say) at some point the issue of funding arises, often from the get-go.  Yet, there are so many needs.

My friend just shared a wonderful vision.  Although we are most definitely priests forever in the order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 5:6), you might also say that we are all given a priestly ministry or a kingly ministry.  The kings are those who support the ministry of the priests.

Those in a priestly ministry need not to fret though.  For the LORD is the one who raises kings, politically or otherwise!  In truth, God is Sovereign and it is all for His glory.  This is the best part because, hang on to your seat, while we work with each other and "depend" on each other, in truth, we depend on God.  The kings can be extravagant because we have an extravagant God and the priests can be without fear because God is for them, not against them.

Anyone read "Desiring God" by John Piper?  I'd suggest it, if your indeed of a read.  He doesn't actually address this (at least, not up to where I've read), but he does talk about God's Sovereignty.  It's very good as a devotional.  God is so, well, words just don't really express Him well enough.  His Word is the only one that comes close.

That's just a recent pondering as my heart and view of God is expanding unimaginably.

Blessings to you all!


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