Today’s Thought “Don’t Leave Home Without HIM” G. Ward

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, 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;

 

Such tags are not given believers to bolster their esteem, nor to formulate recitations in allowing others to hear of your exclusivity, but to unfold His honor and glory. Moreover, this portrayal (in our new makeover) is never satisfied, so as to think we’ve attained unto a righteousness unfounded by any, outside of HIS gracious existence in us (that’s called intentional humility). To run on a tangent in such boastful acknowledgement in knowing HIM, particularly with the terms aforementioned, without seeing to it that others know HIM as the Only Change Agency granting peace in earth and eternity with HIM, is to utterly deny all the tumult HE freely gave that enabled such victory. *Your purpose is not pursuing what you may enjoy or be good at; not when it cost HIM His life and knowing HIM as Lord means your own living is prepared to even die for such a cause (Matt.16:24-26).