Awe

With respect to the kingship, every Christian is by faith so exalted above all things that, by virtue of a spiritual power, he is lord of all things without exception, so that nothing can do him any harm....Not only are we the freest of kings, we are also priests forever, which is far more excellent than being kings, for as priests we are worthy to appear before God to pray for others and to teach one another divine things."

/Luther, On Christian Liberty

Of course, this is but an elaboration of 1 Peter 2:9, illustrated by Paul's revelation in Ephesians 5:22-33. If we are indeed married to Christ--and by "we" I refer to the entire Church, not just "you" or "me" or even "you and me"--then what is ours (sin, unrighteousness, doubt, fickleness, etc.--death) becomes His, and what is His (righteousness, sonship, purity, perfection--kingship and priesthood) becomes ours.

Of course, what Christ gives us kingship over is not a physical matter, but rather a spiritual matter. We become (have become and are becoming) divine kings, lords over all matters of the spirit (John 18:36). This does not mean we will not come to physical harm (for we most certainly will), but it does mean we will not come to spiritual harm, for all things work together for the [spiritual] good of those who love God (Romans 8:28).

And of the same course, we are also given priesthood, an incredible, unimaginable gift of the most holy, intimate, divine nature. Like Paul says in Ephesians, we are given life from death, and in that life, we are given community with the most high Creator of the universe. I hope those words carry as much weight on your screen as they do in my heart. We, because of our union with Christ, are made spiritual beings, interceding for each other on behalf of the Creator of the universe and teaching each other divine things.

This is awesome. Awe-ful. Awe-inspiring. Awe: a word that is only expressed through a simple jaw drop and a guttural vocal intonation for something that moves us so deeply we can do nothing but gape in wonder.