March 31 ~ TO SHEW FORTH HIS PRAISES: NOT WITH NEON LIGHTS

1 Peter 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

Because Israel was God’s chosen people, He could have taken them directly into the promised land.  But, He wanted to work some things out of Israel.  God wants to get the maximum benefit out of our lives. When God calls us out and tells us who we are, He doesn’t call us into a cult of isolation.  But, He wants us to be among the world to show the world how to live.  Not with flashing neon lights do we advertise how to live as saints, but with holy living and the words of our testimony do our lights shine bright.

Pastor Michael Bender