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The priestly flow of ministering to God is birthed from a repentant heart. Therefore, part of the Holy Ghost’s assignment is to convict us and bring godly sorrow into our hearts so we will desire to repent and come clean of the sin. (Conviction does not mean condemnation. Condemnation judges; conviction melts the heart to receive corrections and make restitution.) The Holy Spirit will meet you just inside the tabernacle at the Brazen Altar long before you can reach the Most Holy Place to minister to God.

Once we repent, His next job is to take out the trash of sin along with its guilt and shame which He joyfully does! Then He replaces it with love, peace, and a heavenly joy. He purposely removes the condemnation of our past because He is preparing us to go into the higher realms and into the presence of God. Therefore, He takes us from beginning to end. He sees the sin, reveals the sin, convicts the sin, removes its trash, and then replaces it with peace, love, and joy. He has now fitted us with the garment of righteousness that Jesus provided, so now we can enter in as priests to minister to God to fulfill the desires of God’s heart.

Furthermore, once we get into the presence of God, His next assignment comes; He validates us as being one with Christ Jesus. He witnesses that our sins have been forgiven by the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our high priest, and by the washing of the water by the Word of God. Therefore, we are approved by God, and God grants us access into His Holy Place and His Most Holy Place to worship and commune with Him in His presence. This principle applies to all who have repented of their sins and are continuing on in their Christian walk, whether they are filled with the baptism of the Holy Spirit or not.