Tuesday the 20th

1 Peter 2: 9-10

 ⁹But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ¹⁰Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

If you feel adrift, if you feel less than adequate, if you feel like you have no purpose, or that the world is closing in on you…….read this passage again. This world may beat you down, and kick you once they get you there, but it is of little matter. You are part of a chosen people, you belong to God, you have received mercy, and have the invitation to eternal life through Christ Jesus. What the world thinks of you does not matter, trust in the Lord, where you are going is where God wants you to go. The life that you are living right now will only improve if you will recognize these facts and trust in the Lord. Put God first in your life, recognize your life for what it is, not a mediocre, just get by life, but a life blessed by God, a life that is full of the glory of the Lord. This life you have been given is the opportunity to lead a spectacular life, one that is in line with all the blessings and favor that the Lord has for those he loves.  Give praise to the one that called you out of the darkness. You are now a child of light, the arrows of the world have no chance against the glory of God, the barbarous words that might fly, the insults, the rejection, the failure are only white noise. Rely on God and he will not only sustain you, he will raise you up, he will bless you, he will anoint your head. We were once lost, but now are found. Rejoice in all that you are in the eyes of God. You are part of a chosen people.

 

May the peace, and the love of Christ be with you,

Brian