"Priesthood is the Spirit of the High Priest. Jesus lives, and Jesus loves us, and has Himself cleansed us in His own blood. He bestows upon us the disposition of priesthood by His indwelling life. His indwelling is but the first step, then follows the inworking by which we become that which He is. The spirit of priesthood is love. Love is the queen of all the graces of the Christ life. Love is the passion of self-giving. It never stops to ask what it can afford, or what it may expect to receive in return; but it is ever shedding its heart’s blood. It will pine to death if it cannot give. The love of Christ which went out so tenderly to those who walked and talked with Him when He was upon earth, is no less far-reaching and all-powerful to usward. It is this fathomless love of Christ which conquers; and His all-conquering, boundless love, is the banner unfurled in the lives of His Kingdom Priests. O precious love divine, higher than the heavens, deeper than the abyss, broader than all the ages of time! O mighty love that reached through countless ages and brought Christ down from the bosom of the Father to redeem creation; which brought Him to the cross; which brought Him to the tomb; which brought Him forth and raised Him up to the right hand of God, as the High Priest of the heavens who ever liveth to make intercession for us; which is come again in us and is now shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost!
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"Surely Paul was speaking of the priestly spirit when he admonished the saints in Colosse, "Clothe yourselves with compassion…" (Col. 3:12). Examine today’s popular books on how to be successful, or look over one of the many lists of what it takes to be a leader, and you don’t often find the character trait of compassion. But compassion is the first item on Paul’s list here of character traits for those who are made one in Christ! Compassion can be defined as "tender affections one person has towards another, resulting in acts of goodwill and mercy." Such a definition is helpful, but to grasp the depth of it, you have to see compassion in action. The father of compassion is Love. Throughout the scriptures God is portrayed as a God of compassion. "But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth" (Ps. 86:15). "He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion" (Ps. 111:4). "Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous" (Ps. 112:4). "The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy" (Ps. 145:8). "The Lord will not cast off for ever: but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion, according to the multitude of His mercies" (Lam. 3:31-32)."