Kings And Priests Part 2: The Test
When I was a child, I always wanted to be a royal. I grew up with Disney influencing my life and I loved the Disney princesses. With an active imagination, I would dream that I was Sleeping Beauty or Snow White, the Zambian Version. Growing older and mature, I realised that these were all fantasies, but the desire to rule or to lead still burned in me. When I got saved, I heard that under Jesus, we are "heirs to a throne" or "royal priests". You can imagine how I felt when I heard that! So now I get to have a crown, guaranteed respect and an endless supply of food and clothes. Certified awesomeness! This was my thought pattern until one day (it seems like I always have this particular day when I begin to see things as they really are!), it dawned on me that Jesus' translation of royalty was completely different. It was beyond being pampered, celebrated, or being what I call a "D.I.D" (Damsel In Distress, meaning waiting for someone to rescue yo...