“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…” (1 Peter 2:9). That which is holy is that which is separate, set apart for the purposes of God. So, if you belong to God, you are a priest, one of His cohanim. And every priest and holy vessel must be separated from everything else, set apart to God. He will use everything to separate you from everything else to bring you to Himself, and separate you from the rest of the world, the rejection od men, disappointment, heartbreak, crisis, hurt, sorrow, disillusionment, unfulfillment, discontentment, trouble, abandonment, failure, whatever it takes to separate His priest from the world and to Himself. – Jonathan Cahn