12 Called to a New Identity
- by AMEN
Give God Praise For 3 Things
Thank God for 3 things that you have to have, but that you don't usually think about. (iyi)
Ask God To Give You Wisdom
James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." ............. Say a short prayer right now and ask God to give you wisdom and understanding as you read and study His word.
Repentance
If things happened in your life that you know were not pleasing to God then now is the time to repent (turn away from those things.) Ask God to change you and make you more like Jesus. Embrace Jesus' forgiveness for your sin and receive the power of God to continue to change your life.
Bible Reading 1 Peter 2:4-12
1 Peter 2:4-12 ESV
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. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Q1
God has some beautiful names for us. Others have also given us nicknames. What nicknames have you been called? How did you get these names?
Q2
What four things do we learn about Jesus Christ in verse 4? Is your life as a Christ follower like any of these? Explain.
Q3
What is one duty of a priest according to verse 5? What does this mean?
Q4
What do you think it means to be a priest. (Look it up if you need to.) What happens to local churches when the believers don’t understand they are all priests?
Journal What God Is Speaking To You
Take time to journal some of your thoughts about God's love for you.
Verse for Memory and Meditation
1 Peter 2:9 ESV
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.