Declare His Praises

Good Morning,

1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
But 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.

We tend to forget what Peter wrote about us in this verse of Scripture (yes US, you and me and all Christians). Among the many, many things that we are or have become that are written in the Bible, these things are of so very much importance.

We are: A chosen people. We are: a royal priesthood. We are: a holy nation. We are: a people belonging to God.

Do you sometimes lose track of this fact? I know I do. To tell the truth, and I think that many feel much as I do, I don't always FEEL like I'm chosen, or some kind of royal priest, or chosen, or a part of a holy nation, or...sometimes...that I belong to God. Human feelings and frailties here, of course, and we all go through our times of doubt and wonder about our faith and hope.

However, it's very good that we have the Bible to remind us of what we have obtained and become once we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. And, we must remember that there is a reason for who and what we have become, who and what we now are. That reason is stated clearly this morning. That reason is so "that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." Now there's nothing ambiguous or mystifying about that, is there?

God gives us a reason that He has blessed us with all He has and made us into what we are. We are to tell the world of Him and the praises of Him and the fact that He has called us all our of the terrible darkness we were in and into His marvelous, wonderful light.

How? In every way we can think of. When? Any time that we have the opportunity and, every time we have the opportunity. To whom? The entire world. Where? At every place we find ourselves.

Not very complicated or difficult to understand, I think. We have a purpose that is stated clearly in the Scripture we read today. Let us be obedient.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David