9 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. 10 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. (I Peter 2)
As Peter reminds us of who we are in Christ - chosen by God, royal representatives, dearly loved - facts that should help us raise our head and put the wind back in our weary lungs, he also reminds us that at one time we had not received mercy. We had not accepted God's help; we were in a hopeless and helpless condition. We were not what we now are. We have a position, a reason, a purpose, a reminder that God cares about us. We have reason to shout in proclamation of Who He is, what He is like, and what He has done for us. May we shout it out today.
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