Read though the Bible in 2 years: Psalm 94, Exodus 18-19

After many days traveling, the Israelites find themselves in the wilderness of Sinai, and they camp at the foot of Mount Sinai where God meets with Moses. The Lord tells Moses to speak to the people of Israel these words,

“You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”

Exodus 19:4-6a

Though I don’t have the blood  of Abraham running through my veins, I have the faith of Abraham running through my heart. These verses reminded me of 1 Peter 2, where the Lord extends this beautiful promise to all of His children, both Jew or Gentile.

“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”

1 Peter 2:4-10 ESV

Oh, Heavenly Father, Thank You for calling me that I might taste and see that You are indeed good, so very, very good. Though I once rejected that Living Stone, that stone of stumbling and rock of offense, Jesus Christ, Your Son chosen and precious, You intervened and changed the whole course of my life.

Thank You for making each and every one of Your children a vital member of a chosen race, royal priesthood, and holy nation, the family of God. Thank You for giving us mercy, though we deserved Your wrath. We love you, Lord. In the Name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

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