CHOSEN!
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. —Deuteronomy 7:6
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. —I Peter 2:9
For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you… —I Thessalonians 1:4
Brothers & sisters, fellow followers/disciples of Jesus, God chose you. He chose you and I to be—
- A royal priesthood
- A holy nation
- His treasured possession
- His special possession
- Declaring His praises
- Called out of darkness
- Called into His wonderful light
- Loved by Him
Ok, now if that does not excite you, if that does not give you a heart of great gratitude— then what would that is more important? As you go through your days, remember whose you are! You are not even your own— “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies” (I Corinthians 6:19-20). This is to be our life— to honor God with our lives with our words and actions. May we do so, Dear Father, for Your honor and glory and in the power of your holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrpRNqiHr8E&list=RDFrpRNqiHr8E&start_radio=1