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
It is a privilege that we are a chosen people; we are all undeserving. We, as believers, are a royal priesthood: mediators between a holy God and unbelieving people, just as Aaron was for the Israelites. Jesus is our ultimate high priest. Our calling is to reconcile the people with God; we are called to proclaim the gospel of Christ!
- We are to be holy–to have the character of God
- Remember we are God’s possessions–we belong to Christ. (Titus 2:14)
- We are to trust God to meet our daily needs.
The Israelites looked at the desert and wondered what they’d eat, how they would survive. And they grumbled. (Exodus 16:2-3) - Never forget our salvation! (Exodus 19:4)
In both the old and the new testament, God is always the same and his vision for his people never changes. - Our mission is to end up in the promised land with as many people as possible!
- Declare his praises! Worship is practice for heaven.
