Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 26 (God’s Royal Priesthood Today! Part 3: “Priest of the Home”)

By admin On February 13th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 26

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God’s Royal Priesthood Today!

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Part 3:

“Priest of the Home”

To read Part 1, go here…June 16th (God’s Royal Priesthood Today!)

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In the wilderness wanderings, God set up the sanctuary service to be an illustration of the priesthood and atonement concerning Christ and His Church.

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After all, let’s not forget what those seven candlesticks represent…

“The mystery of the seven stars which thou saw in My right hand,

and the seven golden candlesticks.

The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches:

and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest

ARE THE SEVEN CHURCHES.”

Revelation 1:20

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Yes, the seven golden candlesticks in the Old Testament temple of God actually represent the Church of God through the ages, as enlightened by the Holy Spirit’s abiding presence!

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Holman – The Tabernacle in the Wilderness – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD

And so, the sanctuary service was symbolic of Christ and His Church.

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Now, God has confirmed this fact in various ways.

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For instance, listen to 1st Peter 2:9…

“But ye are a chosen generation,

a royal priesthood,

an holy nation,

a peculiar people;

that ye should show forth the praises of Him

who hath called you out of darkness

into His marvellous light:”

1st Peter 2:9

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Now it is becoming evident that the Old Testament priesthood was symbolic of Christ and His Church, symbolized by the 7 candlesticks of the sanctuary service!

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the holy of holies-www.thebiblerevival.com-public domain

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A HIGH AND HOLY CALLING

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But the reason for even bringing this up is so that in every Christian home, the father needs to rise up to this, his God-ordained high and holy calling.

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That’s right, the father is to take up the mantle of the office of priest for his home: his wife and his children.

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And it would be very advisable for each father to study the Books of Moses to get a clearer picture and insight into just what a solemn and holy office that he has been given by God!

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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A SHAME TO NEGLECT THIS DUTY

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It is the solemn duty of the father to raise his family to love the Lord.

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And for any father to neglect this sacred commission by God is a great shame on that man, which will not easily be erased!

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And if he has a Christian wife, it should be her delight to see the father take the reins in the household and conduct the daily routine in such a way that the Lord God is the exalted Member of that family!

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Prayer at Day’s End – Angelus by Jean-François Millet – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“WINE IS A MOCKER”

Proverbs 20:1

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And let’s not forget that the priesthood was NOT to take wine or strong drink into the temple of God.

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And so, neither should the father, the priest of the home (nor the mother) put alcohol into their own body temple, which is (or at least, should be) the holy temple of the Lord!

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Offering a toast with sparkling wine flutes – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”

Ephesians 6:4

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Last, but certainly not least, fathers, we must make sure to live with our family in such a way as to show them that Heaven is a place to enjoy.

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And the parents need to show much heavenly love and tenderness for their children.

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Whether engaging them in their little games and sports, or hugging them often, or just making life in the home nice and breezy.

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This is an integral part of what it means to “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”

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The Christian parents must, kindly, patiently, and gently, guide your children through their childhood in such a way which will cause them to desire, yes, even yearn, to walk side-by-side with you along the joy-filled highways and byways of eternity!

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Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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GOOD NEWS: DOOR OF MERCY STILL AJAR

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The Good News is, that God has allowed just a little time for His professed people to show that they really mean business with God.

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And every father who claims a connection with God must begin to put away his own selfish amusements and self-aggrandizing pursuits which have had pre-eminence for much too long; and begin to turn the family back to a Heaven-ward direction.

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And if the children are still willing, the father should begin to conduct both morning and evening sacrifices (family worships).

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And the father should begin to conduct himself in a Christlike manner, whether at work, or at rest, or even at recreation with his family.

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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WIVES MAY HAVE TO FILL IN

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Now, for those wives whose husband is yet still in darkness, they may be able to commandeer the children to have family worships each day even without the father’s presence.

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And by God’s grace, those of us who have slighted our heavenly priestly duties, may finally come to repentance and once again return to our office, even though we may now be “absent (from our family) in body, but present (with them) in spirit”, 1st Corinthians 5:3

(Parenthetical remarks by web-editor)

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Pilgrims Progress – Christiana – We Are All Undone – Wikimedia – Publi Domain

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

May 28 (God’s Royal Priesthood Today! Part 4: “Priest of the Home (CONTINUED)” )

ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the grace to rise to the responsibilities of being a royal priest. Give me the grace to pray without ceasing, no matter where I am…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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ARK SEEN IN HEAVEN

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“And the temple of God was opened in Heaven,

and there was seen in His temple the Ark of His Testament:

and there were lightnings, and voices,

and thunderings, and an earthquake,

and great hail.”

Revelation 11:19

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The above verse from Revelation, speaks of God’s Temple in Heaven being opened.

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**But this great constellation, the Sagittarius Constellation is actually the constellation of the Ark of the Covenant.**

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So, these two events go hand in hand simultaneously.

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The Ark Constellation, as sketched into this Wikipedia star-chart, is a representation of the heavenly Ark, as God begins to open up the spiritual concepts of that true Ark to our minds.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Ark of the Covenant Constellation (aka Sagittarius) – seen in warmer months.

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TOMORROW:

April 27 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 5: “Name Your Prison!”)

Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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The Open Forum Harold Camping December 27, 2002 (youtube.com)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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