1. You are a priest.
Pastor describes doing for the people. Priest is in relation to what you do for and towards God.
We are first priests unto God, before even service to people.
1 Peter 2:9 - As long as we can identify with being called out of darkness into His marvellous light, we are priests
Ephesians 5:8 calls us darkness before we are in His light.
Rev 1:5-6 - He loved us and washed us in His own blood and made us kings and priests...
2. The prayers we offer are incense to the LORD.
Psalms 141:2
Revelation 5:5-8 - v8 The prayers of the saints are incense
Revelation 8:3-
3. The priest ministers to the LORD, not for the LORD.
Hebrews 8:3
God wants continuous incense, prayers offered at all times.
Exodus 30:7-8
5. A priest sins when he does not offer the incense of prayer - this is every believer.
1 Samuel 12:23. We are to pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
6. A priest is able to save or cause salvation by intercession
Hebrews 7:25
7. Great miracles happen to the priest as he performs his priestly duty
Luke 1:5-18 - the things happened to Zacharias when he was ministering incense
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