In
Revelation we hear that we are “a
kingdom, priests to His God and Father-- to Him be the glory and the dominion
forever and ever. Amen. Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all
the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. "I am
the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and
who is to come, the Almighty."
(Rev. 1:6-8)
When we repent as urged by John and other prophets, we are able to
‘greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ’. We are as I Peter states, “living
stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Pet.
2:5).
Because we are
already members of this kingdom and of this priesthood, we truly can be joyful
in the coming of Jesus, both at Christmas and at the end of time.
Do you ever feel
incapable of being a member of the kingdom or being a priest of that kingdom?
