‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Believers who are quick to lay curses on others have no understanding of their root or role. When God instituted the priesthood under Aaron, He had specific ideas in mind. As our text indicates, priests of old were to bless the people in the name of the Lord. One of the pillars on which the Protestant Reformation was based is the truth of the priesthood of all saints. Several passages in the New Testament can be cited to buttress this, that all believers are priests. A clear one is penned by Peter. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” (1 Peter 2:9). In two separate accounts in the Book of Revelation the Bible says we have been made priests unto God. (See Revelation 1:6; 5:10).

Before we can be effective in blessing people, we must first “stand before the Lord to minister unto Him”. Ministering to the Lord releases the power to bless in His name.

There is nothing to suggest that New Testament priests are to do anything less than bless people. Believers ought to be agent of blessing to one another and to their world. It flies in the face of duty, therefore, to see some believers who are more ready to curse than to bless. It is lack of understanding of the dispensation of grace of which we have become partakers, and which we are to equally dispense to the world.  There is one last word; before we can be effective in blessing people, we must first “stand before the Lord to minister unto Him”. Ministering to the Lord releases the power to bless in His name.