A Special People Designed for Worship

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10 

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Insights:  Today’s verses help us to see how special we are in Christ Jesus.  We, who are born again, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.  These names are an amazing list of wonderful attributes and descriptive characteristics of who we are in Christ Jesus.  It is from these lofty positions in Christ that we, who are born again, proclaim the excellencies of God to those who live in darkness.  We, who are born again, dwell in His marvelous light because we are His people who have received His great mercy.  Because we have have been saved from such a great weight of sin, ought we not to be so grateful that we desire to proclaim, to a sin gripped world, His amazing grace?  The answer to this question is a profound yes.  Beloved, let me encourage you to not hide your candle of marvelous light under a basket, but let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.  Let it shine until Jesus comes just like the song says and may many come to have a deep and special relationship with Him in His marvelous light.

Questions:

1.  Do you understand how special you really are in Christ Jesus?

2.  Are you aware that through your special relationship with the Lord that You are called to be His witness?

Prayer: Father, help me to be your special witness to a world as I proclaim Your great excellencies to those who live in the darkness of their sins.  Amen.