Our Double Anointing as Priests and Kiings

UV 2143/10000 Our Double Anointing as Priests and Kings
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light
I Peter 2 v 9

Peter 2 v 9 which speaks of believers of Jesus being a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a special possession of God when co- related with 1 Corinthians 2 v 9 shows us how the Lord does the unheard of, the unseen, the unimaginable or incredible and amazing for those who live by faith and not by sight, who do not judge by what they see or hear or imagine but in accordance with the word and the spirit of God. We are chosen out of this generation to serve God as kings and priests. We are a nation ruled by the law of the Lord, the rule of love. Our standards, goals , values, aspiraitons and principles are different from those of this world. We are formed and transformed to be the people of God out of disparate individuals who were living to satisfy their own appetite. Now, we give priority to declaring the excellencies, the love and the perfection of the Lord. The irony of history is that those who are chosen by God are often rejected by man. But the powerful double anointing of kingship and priesthood enables us to overcome the opposition, the hostility, the persecution of this world. As kings we command the spiritual powers of darkness. As priests we stand in the gap between God and man, interceding for the latter and appealing to the former. As kings , we are to be brave and strong. As priests, we are to be meek and broken. As kings, we are firm and determined while as priests, we are flexible and open to the will of God being sovereign and supreme in our lives. As kings, we are ambitious to advance the glory or manifestations of the greatness of God while as priests, we are contented and like a child who has been weaned and has no other desire than to please God with our lives.

Prior to us coming to know the Lord we lived in darkness or ignorance. Now that we live in the spiritual knowledge of God and His word, we are no longer in darkness. We are therefore, promised that our experience of life would not be merely sensate, cognitive or natural but would be miraculous, awesome, wonderful, out of the ordinary. Our vision of life and its purpose, our concept of power and strength would be re- defined. It will be in many ways beyond prediction and imagination.


As spiritual kings, we wield power and authority delegated to us by the Lord. As priests, we experience the presence of the Lord. As a chosen race, we have a different destiny. As a special possession of God, we rejoice in Him even as He delights in us. We have a dual identity in Christ : as kings and priests, we are to combine authority with humility, power with grace. We are to be firm and strong as kings and gentle and wise as priests or sages. As kings we take pleasure in finding out the secrets or treasures in the Word of God and apply it to the world. As priests we seek the revelations and visions from the Lord. As kings we seek the happiness of the people we serve and as priests we seek the joy of the Lord. If we believe and obey 1Peter 2 v 9, we will enjoy the promise contained in 1Corinthians 2 v 9 These are the wages of righteousness: peace of a priest and joy of a spiritual king by the Holy Spirit