Post by Michele on Mar 5, 2007 10:14:55 GMT -5
God's Special People
1 Peter 2:9-10
Sometimes, even believers have difficulty remembering their purpose in life. In the busyness of our day-to-day lives, it's easy to forget how wonderfully and purposely designed we are in the eyes of our Creator. 1 Peter 2:9-10 brings our focus back to God, showing us His design for our lives.
First, this passage tells us that we are God's chosen race. We don't have to fight for a place in the house of the Lord. Instead, He chose us. The God of the universe actively sought us because He wanted an unending relationship with us.
Second, it says we are members of a royal priesthood. In Old Testament days a king could not be a priest, and a priest could not be a king. The two offices were separate and distinct. But, in Christ, God has called every believer into a new category. We are now sons and daughters of the King. We have free, intimate access to almighty God. We are royal priests.
Third, 1 Peter 2:9-10 tells believers that we are a holy nation. "Holy" simply means "set apart." In other words, we have been marked as God's children by His Holy Spirit, who placed an eternal seal upon our souls.
Finally, Peter tells us that we are God's own possession. You are so valuable to the Heavenly Father that He purchased your eternal salvation at great cost: the life of His only Son. (1 Corinthians 6:20)
Nothing about us takes our all-knowing, all-powerful, ever-present God by surprise. He knows you completely because He made you to be His representative in the world. Does your life reflect your God-given position?
Charles Stanley In Touch Ministries
1 Peter 2:9-10
Sometimes, even believers have difficulty remembering their purpose in life. In the busyness of our day-to-day lives, it's easy to forget how wonderfully and purposely designed we are in the eyes of our Creator. 1 Peter 2:9-10 brings our focus back to God, showing us His design for our lives.
First, this passage tells us that we are God's chosen race. We don't have to fight for a place in the house of the Lord. Instead, He chose us. The God of the universe actively sought us because He wanted an unending relationship with us.
Second, it says we are members of a royal priesthood. In Old Testament days a king could not be a priest, and a priest could not be a king. The two offices were separate and distinct. But, in Christ, God has called every believer into a new category. We are now sons and daughters of the King. We have free, intimate access to almighty God. We are royal priests.
Third, 1 Peter 2:9-10 tells believers that we are a holy nation. "Holy" simply means "set apart." In other words, we have been marked as God's children by His Holy Spirit, who placed an eternal seal upon our souls.
Finally, Peter tells us that we are God's own possession. You are so valuable to the Heavenly Father that He purchased your eternal salvation at great cost: the life of His only Son. (1 Corinthians 6:20)
Nothing about us takes our all-knowing, all-powerful, ever-present God by surprise. He knows you completely because He made you to be His representative in the world. Does your life reflect your God-given position?
Charles Stanley In Touch Ministries
