YOU ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION

“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 darkness into his marvelous light: which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy” – 1Peter 2:9-10

LIGHT FOR NOW: A chosen person is one called out of darkness into light.

In contrast with those who reject Christ and are destined to “stumble”, Peter now describes the chosen people of God. Peter uses language that has been used to describe God’s special relationship with Israel. As Israel was, we believers, the church are also a chosen race. Unlike Israel, though, we are not a race in the sense of our family, ethnicity, skin colour, or country of origin. In that same meaning, we are a “holy nation”, a specific group of people called out and set apart from all other nations. Believers, together, are a royal priesthood. In Israel, under the law, one tribe was given the task of serving as priests, performing the duties of mediators between God and the rest of the nation. Very few held the honour and responsibility of actually coming into God’s presence. But in and through Christ, the king, all believers are priests with direct access to our Father. We need no other mediator.

Finally, God has formed this nation, this race, this priesthood to take possession of us. We are His people in a very real way. It’s not just that we pledge our allegiance to Him; it’s that He has taken ownership of us. We belong to him, why? For one, He has made us to declare His praises. That’s more than just a natural response to our Father’s mercy or something we should do to be polite. Declaring God’s greatness is one reason for our very existence when we fulfill our purpose. He has called us out of the darkness of a meaningless life, and an eternity apart from Him, and into His wonderful, marvelous light. Because we belong to Him, we belong in His light. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: You are a chosen generation; acknowledge this.

CONFESSION: Father, I thank you for translating me from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of your dear son, in Jesus Name, Amen

QUOTE: As believers, we belong in the light.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: GENESIS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: GENESIS CHAPTER 3