You Are A King
“And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” Revelation 1:6
One day a passerby saw a homeless man by the roadside. He stopped for a moment to hand him some loose change and casually asked “How are you today, my friend?”.
“I thank God,” said the homeless man, “I am happy and blessed.”
“What do you mean?” the passerby asked.
“Well,” he said, “when the sun is out, I thank God and when it rains, I thank God. When I am full, I thank God and when I am hungry, I thank God. And, since God’s will is my will, and whatever pleases Him pleases me, I am always happy and I know that I am blessed?”
The man looked at him in astonishment and asked, “Who are you?”
“I am a King,” said he.
“Where, then, is your Kingdom?” asked the man.
“In my heart.” The homeless man replied.
Yes, we can have nothing, yet have it all. So often, we focus on what we have and forget who we are! The two are not related at all – what we have (or don’t have) has nothing to do with who we are! The Word says that we are kings and priests and so it is!
Let’s give all our concerns to the Lord and see ourselves as He does – as part of His Royal Priesthood! Thank God in every circumstance and there, we will find our victory.
“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” 1 Peter 2:9