SAVED TO LOVINGLY SERVE
It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. —Deuteronomy 13:4
Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession. —Deuteronomy 14:2
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. —Psalm 71:18
Wow… think of this! “Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.” What was true of the Israelites is also true of you and I—
“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. Once 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.” —I Peter 2:9-10
Of all the people of the earth He chose you and me, fellow follower/disciple of Jesus, to be His treasured possession, a special possession! Wow! I am truly amazed that He would choose me, but He did and I am so grateful that He “has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14). Why did He do that? He desires us to willingly and lovingly—
- Follow Him
- Revere Him
- Keep His Word
- Obey Him
- Serve Him
- Hold fast to Him
In this year of 2026, March, I turned 71 years of age. First, how’d that happen so fast? But secondly, may I continue to declare Him to the next generation and even the generation after that. Actually, may our Lord work through us so that for many generations after we are gone, yes even to the end of the age, others will be impacted and follow our Lord. Yes, Dear Father, may this be so by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus to honor You. Yes, may it be so! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2q9UbaBHzI&list=RDu2q9UbaBHzI&start_radio=1