Imparting Blessings

The exciting news is that we, as believers, are also priests of The Most High. The Apostle Peter told us, “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation” (1 Pet. 2:9a, KJV). The Apostle John wrote, “Yeshua (Jesus Christ)…has made us His Kingdom and His priests who serve before God His Father” (Rev. 1:5-6, NLT). Serving as priests becomes part of our high calling when we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord. We have inherited some, not all, of the priestly duties from the Levitical priesthood dating back to the time of Moses. While some practices, such as offering sacrifices, are not applicable today, we are still expected to intercede on behalf of the people and to direct others in worship to Yehovah God. We also retain the important, though often overlooked, responsibility of imparting blessings upon God’s people. Like other priestly duties, this is both a responsibility and a privilege. We can, and should, be speaking the blessing of God over others so that He will, in turn, bless them. Our blessings facilitate His direct blessings. It is our reasonable service to the Lord and it is our loving obligation to those around us.