OCTOBER 23
A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD
1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. (WEB)
Because we have received mercy from our God and Father through Jesus' work on the cross, our spiritual identity has been transformed. We have moved from darkness to light. From being a people with no spiritual inheritance to becoming people who belong to God.
When you look in the mirror, which version of yourself do you see? Do you view yourself through the broken lens of your past, or do you see yourself as God sees you? If you're like me, you probably tend to flip between the two.
My prayer today is that we see ourselves as God sees us. I pray that we would know deep in our hearts that we are truly God's own possession, loved with all His heart. Our past is behind us, and may it stay there forever! The truth is that we have been chosen by God to be His royal priesthood and a holy nation that displays His splendor!
It is a gift that He freely gave us when He sent His Son into the world to reconcile us back to His heart. There is nothing that we could ever do to earn or deserve what our Heavenly Papa has freely given us. The next time you look in the mirror, why not try declaring the truth of who you are from the perspective of Almighty God? If He has declared you righteous, then the only appropriate response is for you to agree with Him!
Romans 8:28-34
28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified. 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? 33 Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. (WEB)
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. (WEB)
Because we have received mercy from our God and Father through Jesus' work on the cross, our spiritual identity has been transformed. We have moved from darkness to light. From being a people with no spiritual inheritance to becoming people who belong to God.
When you look in the mirror, which version of yourself do you see? Do you view yourself through the broken lens of your past, or do you see yourself as God sees you? If you're like me, you probably tend to flip between the two.
My prayer today is that we see ourselves as God sees us. I pray that we would know deep in our hearts that we are truly God's own possession, loved with all His heart. Our past is behind us, and may it stay there forever! The truth is that we have been chosen by God to be His royal priesthood and a holy nation that displays His splendor!
It is a gift that He freely gave us when He sent His Son into the world to reconcile us back to His heart. There is nothing that we could ever do to earn or deserve what our Heavenly Papa has freely given us. The next time you look in the mirror, why not try declaring the truth of who you are from the perspective of Almighty God? If He has declared you righteous, then the only appropriate response is for you to agree with Him!
Romans 8:28-34
28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified. 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? 33 Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. (WEB)