Scripture to Read: 1 Peter 2:9
As God's people, He has given us an identity to carry out His mission. So, as we know who we are as His people, we choose to live out His mission as well. We see God's purpose for our lives in the second part of 1 Peter 2:9, "that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." So, God has given us this incredible identity in Him so that we see Him for who He is and share Him with everyone who crosses our path. God's mission for us is to proclaim Him and all that He has done. Not only are we to proclaim Him, but we must make sure we never forget that He alone is the one who delivered us out of the darkness of sin and brought us into His marvelous light through Christ. Every believer has been changed by the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of the transformation Christ has made in us, we must meditate on His truth and share it with passion. We share Him with enthusiasm because we've been completely delivered from darkness (the penalty and power of sin that once ruled our lives) through Him. Every believer needs to continually focus on Christ as our excellent Savior, knowing He is our salvation and testimony. Without Him, we have nothing but our opinion to share with people, and our opinion will never change anyone's life. The identity God has given us is meant to transform us as we fulfill the mission we've been called to by Him!
Challenge & Application
1. Knowing God has called you to proclaim His excellencies, how are you doing that each day?
2. Knowing God has delivered you out of darkness and filled you with His marvelous light, how are you shining for Him?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!