As Your disciple, Lord, I must be aware of the rights and privileges of ministry. The holy vessels of the tabernacle were dedicated with blood because they were a “ministry” (Hebrews 9:21). Just as there can be no remission of sins without blood, neither can there be a ministry without blood. No man has the right to speak (or do anything else) for God unless he has been touched by blood, that is, unless he has been given the right to speak on the basis of Christ’s death on Calvary.
Whenever God deals with men He always does so through the rights Jesus Christ won at Calvary. Just as an ambassador must present his credentials, so every person who serves God must show that he has been touched with the blood of Calvary. Apart from that, he has no right to serve. Do I have my credentials, or am I a false prophet?
But there is another side to the coin. Simply having the right to speak does not mean I accept the privilege. Many have been to Calvary and have been given the right, but have rejected the privilege. The Body of Christ is full of underprivileged members; underprivileged because of their own selfishness, fear, or indifference. It takes both blood and oil to become a servant of God. The blood stands for the call; the oil stands for the power.
Both are necessary for effective, fruitful service. The high priest applied the blood and the oil continually. So must I continually review my call and enduement. The vessels of my ministry for Him must come daily under His eye. Only then do I “present my credentials.” “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” (2 Corinthians 4:7, KJV).
“Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways, and sinners will be converted to Thee” (Psalm 51:12-13).
Daily with the King 