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Imagine that you are the embodiment of Christ: you see with His eyes and feel with His soul. What is your impression of the world, of humanity, and of those around you?

Would you find the fruitlessness of Caesar's insatiable desires for satanic power and control amusing or sad?

Amusing, in that absurd maniacs who wallow in the mud and muck of some grandiose delusion of perfection and ultimate power seek to coerce others into doing the same?

Or would you find it sad that abusers become trapped in perverse power trips involving harm, crimes against humanity, and sins against the Lord, knowing that everything and everyone belongs to the Lord?

Or would you feel sadness at the senselessness of their losing their souls to insatiable desires, wasting away in front of their self-imposed Mirror of Erised, accomplishing nothing but harm and crimes against humanity?

What would you see when you looked deep inside their souls, beyond their masks of deceit?

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We are called to be humble priests (intercessors), prophets (witnesses), and kings (stewards).

Priest: To offer spiritual sacrifices, pray as an intercessor, and sanctify everyday life by bringing people to the Lord.*

Prophet: To speak the Lord's truth, witness to the Gospel, and guide others in living faithfully.*

King: To exercise moral leadership, serve with humility, fight against sin, and help advance the Lord's kingdom of justice and love.*

The New Testament states that the "universal priesthood" describes all believers, not the sinners, as a royal priesthood called to offer spiritual sacrifices (1 Peter 2:9).

Though only ordained priests are considered the embodiment of Christ (John 20:21-23; 2 Corinthians 5:20), believers must serve in the light of Christ.

Therefore, we have a duty to carry out Jesus Christ’s highest commandment: to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22: 37–40; Matthew 7:12), on which all the Law and the Prophets rely.

When we fail to respect the Lord's children and honor the Lord, and cannot imagine ourselves in others’ shoes (as witnesses to the Gospel), we break fellowship and cause harm.

When we violate the Lord’s highest commandments, we will no longer be shepherds or kings (moral leaders), but wolves and demented animals devoid of love, peace, decency, and honor; we will no longer be part of the holy covenant, but unholy and damned.

As kings, we must lead with truth, defend the holy, fight against sin, and help advance the Lord's kingdom of justice and love.

How strong must our defense and fight against sin and the unholy be?

According to Scripture, “whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matthew 18:6, Luke 17:2, Mark 9:2).

As prophets, we must proclaim the Lord's truth, bear witness with the Holy Spirit, and guide others to live faithfully through the Holy Spirit.

As priests, we must sanctify life with purity of heart, honor the Lord with our faith and devotion, offer spiritual sacrifices, act as mediators between the Lord and the people, call forth the Holy Spirit in love, and teach peace—the kind of peace that can come only from purity of heart, the calmness of the Holy Spirit, and holiness of mind.

Imagine you're Christ; knowing your duty to the Lord and calling upon the Holy Spirit, what do you see?

*Referenced from a Google AI search:  Called to be priests, prophets, and kings.”

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