Kingdom Living in Your Position

 

Kingdom Living in Your Position

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. 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. 1 Peter 2:9-10

You are a chosen people. You are God’s chosen race of people. This is not based upon physical descendants but by grace of God through Jesus Christ to all HIS chosen believers.

Your are a Royal Priesthood. God had a purpose for the Nation of Israel and so HE brought them out of slavery in Egypt. These people were called to be a nation of priests who would represent God and his plan for the salvation of humanity. As the Father’s elected you are a Royal Priesthood called to these same responsibilities. You are called to bring the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, HIS righteousness, redemption, forgiveness and grace to the dark and lost world.

You are a Holy Nation. Jesus as the King of kings presides over the citizens of the Holy Nation on earth. Jesus is responsible for the care and protection of his Father’s elected children as their King, elder brother, and high priest.

You are a people belonging to God. Once you were not a people of God. You were once in rebellion against God, but now because of God’s mercy through the shed blood of Jesus you have come out of darkness into light and belong to God.  God wants all the blessings of God to flow to HIS children.

You sing and praise God because you have been brought out of darkness into HIS light. HE is in you and you are in HIM. You sing because you are free from sin and death. The joy of the Lord is your strength. God’s mercy is on you. You deserved death as the penalty for your sin but because of God’s mercy for you through Jesus Christ you have received the pardon and forgiveness of your sin. The penalty for sin is death and the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Your position and identity is as a child of God, a chosen people, a Holy Nation, and a Royal Priesthood brought out of darkness into the light because of God’s mercy for you.

Praise be to God. Shout for joy.

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