"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 the darkness into His marvelous light:" 1 Peter 2:9
We have been chosen by God Himself! Our Father has empowered us with His very Spirit to be a royal priesthood, to be holy, and because He has done these things for us, we are peculiar! Don’t you just love that; God says that we are peculiar! And we are! Think about it? In the world there is tribulation, but through the power of Christ we are of good cheer. If we get slapped on the left cheek, we are strong in the power of our Fathers might to offer up our right one. We now have peace that passes all understanding. We live to serve and while we have all of the power and victory and glory of God within us, we esteem others higher than we esteem ourselves. We believe that to be great, we have to be the biggest servants. We actually look forward to death, death where is thy victory, grave where is thy sting? The world looks at history to try and figure God out, we simply see Him by faith and even our faith is not our own, it’s Jesus’. We speak of a Savior that we have never seen with our physical eyes, yet we are intimately acquainted with Him through the very Spirit of God. We are all of these things so that we can be used to show forth the praises of God, Whom has called us out of darkness and into His glorious Light! Through Christ we are peculiar, and that is such a great thing!
We have been chosen by God Himself! Our Father has empowered us with His very Spirit to be a royal priesthood, to be holy, and because He has done these things for us, we are peculiar! Don’t you just love that; God says that we are peculiar! And we are! Think about it? In the world there is tribulation, but through the power of Christ we are of good cheer. If we get slapped on the left cheek, we are strong in the power of our Fathers might to offer up our right one. We now have peace that passes all understanding. We live to serve and while we have all of the power and victory and glory of God within us, we esteem others higher than we esteem ourselves. We believe that to be great, we have to be the biggest servants. We actually look forward to death, death where is thy victory, grave where is thy sting? The world looks at history to try and figure God out, we simply see Him by faith and even our faith is not our own, it’s Jesus’. We speak of a Savior that we have never seen with our physical eyes, yet we are intimately acquainted with Him through the very Spirit of God. We are all of these things so that we can be used to show forth the praises of God, Whom has called us out of darkness and into His glorious Light! Through Christ we are peculiar, and that is such a great thing!
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