FROM
NOBODY TO SOMEBODY Monday
February 1, 2016
Text: 1 Peter 2:7 – 10 Memory verse: v 10
Jesus Christ is indeed precious – highly valued or esteemed. Not only is Christ precious to the Father (2:4), He is also precious to believers (2:7). Quoting from the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 8:14), Peter explained that not only were the builders who rejected the stone humiliated but it later became the cornerstone; they also had stumbled and fallen over it. Stumbled means tripping and falling, or it can mean taking offense at or rejecting something or someone. 2:9 contrasts our privilege and destiny with that of unbelievers (described in 2:8). We are a chosen people, a distinct group from the rest of the world, unified by the Holy Spirit. We are also a kingdom of priests, God’s holy nation (Ex 19:6). Being part of ‘priesthood’ is a high honour which made us somebody from nobody.
Think of it, if not for Christ, what
would have been your condition today? Christians at one time had been rejected
by God without any hope of mercy, but we are now people of God because He has chosen
us (2:9) and we have received His mercy. ‘Mercy’ means God’s compassionate
treatment of us even though we deserve the full measure of His justice. On the
other hand, it is God that can turn our situations for good. He did it in life
of Abraham, Jabez, David, etc; He will do it for you. You have worth because of
what God does, not because of what you do. He will still do something that will
single you out as indispensable in Jesus name. Live in this month and beyond
with this honour. Happy New month!
Food
for Thought:
Do you know your worth as a Christian?
Prayer: Lord God, thank you for making me somebody in your eyes no matter what the world thinks about me.
