Monday 2nd Feb, 2014 A HOLY NATION “You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation”. (Exodus 19:6). God’s intention for Israel was to make the entire nation holy and priests for Himself. The intention was for everyone to be able to approach God freely, but soon the people failed Him. The call for the deliverance of Israel was to represent God before the world and to bring the world to God by the holiness of this peculiar people. OBSERVE:- The rescue plan was not individualistic as our salvation is today. It was a plan to reveal the extent to which God, our Creator is willing to go so as to create for Himself a people to bring Him glory and show God’s awesome character to the entire world. Thus God saves individuals with a view to making them into His holy nation. “I will make you into a great nation and will bless you, I will make your name great and you will be a blessing”. (Genesis 12:2). The call was on a man, Abram and the promise was to reach many i.e. Abram’s descendants (Nation). Has God called you into His kingdom of holiness? God is willing to receive whosoever comes to Him as an individual. Out of the willing individual, He will create for Himself a people who will bring Him glory and through whom He can show to the world His awesome wonders. So we see sons of Jacob, descendants of Abraham, former slaves, now transformed into a nation for God’s power to be revealed. Just as Israel sadly failed God, but His love kept them for His purpose, so also God has called us out of darkness (sin) into the kingdom of holiness, to become a nation with the character of God for His praises. We like the Israelites, cannot perfect our holiness so He called us from a life of idolatry into separation in Him and for Him to dwell and walk among us, thereby making us His people. See (2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1). Friend you are called as nation of His? We can like Abraham take a step of faith, obey God and be washed by the precious blood of His son Jesus Christ, sanctified by His Spirit from every impurity and become a holy nation for the glory and praise of our God. PRAYER Father please forgive us for dwelling on our individual salvation without considering the fact that you are called us to be a holy nation unto you. Lord Jesus please help us to become more like you in obedience in Jesus name! Amen. For further study, please read: 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 and 1 Peter 2:11-17.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:34:30 +0000
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