Advancing Encouragement By:
Bishop James Jr. Hairston

I Peter 2:9: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

The idea of royal in itself let alone priesthood, hence you are kingly, a sovereign king this is what it means in the Greek. Priesthood in the Greek means a priestly fraternity, an exclusive club that is reserved for a special purpose or position that only they can possess. Therefore, only the believer in Christ Jesus has the rights to be in the presence of God or to possess the things of God. This exclusive group of people has been chosen from the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4) meaning before Adam and Eve were created you were in the mind of God appointed for a special purpose and plan… Every True Believer in Christ Jesus belongs to a Nation of People and I am not talking about the United States of America or any other country around the world. This Nation is mighty, powerful, subduing and it has dominion over the world not Satan or man! That is why we are kings and queens in the earth ready and prepared to defeat every enemy and opposition that comes our way. This Nation is Holy, pure, righteous, set apart, a Holy army for God destroying the nemesis of the world that are up against this mighty Holy Nation of God. We have been called out of this world of darkness into His marvelous light. This world of darkness belongs to Satan but the spiritual world belongs to Christ where He rules over every principality, power, might dominion, and every name that is named, and that is why Christ rules all worlds. You see in essence darkness has no rule over what really counts, this sphere of the spiritual world what Jesus rules that is what controls both the beginning and the end of all time in all worlds both natural and moral. This is where we rule within this sphere of all space and time from generation to generation of believers both natural and moral. This is the world that really counts where we have all the power to defeat our enemies… Remember that we were raised up with Christ and seated with Him in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus, Eph. 2:6. So let Satan have his little world of darkness where he controls the foolish things of life because in the end it will all perish death for all eternity with Satan as the chief end. There will be a new heaven and a new earth, Rev. 21:1. So Today, you can know for certain that you have the power to live to the fullest with a special purpose to rule in this world to take back everything that belongs to you. You have exclusive rights to what God has for you and through prayer as a kingly or queenly priest go to God into His presence where you have the right to the throne room of God. Make your request known to Him with supplication and thanksgiving believing and knowing that He is in control and you will get your break through, and have the power to defeat your enemies because when you show forth the praises of him He will bless you in Jesus Name. So Praise Him now because He is worthy to be praised, in Jesus Name, Amen…

James Jr. Hairston