“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.”
I Peter 2 : 9-10 (New King James Version)
A colleague of mine had gone to Vegas and described it saying ‘It is truly sin city… It is paradise’. It was so saddening to hear that , to hear someone say that sin is the equivalent of paradise. How the devil has blinded the eyes of so many !!
However there are some of us , who once were blind but now our eyes have been opened by God. But yet we choose to close them !! Some of us who have tasted and seen how amazing the love and grace of God is , but yet we choose to close our eyes to the work of His hand in our lives. When we really ought to be waking up in the morning and thanking God for He has blessed us to see a new day by His grace and for His glory , instead we close our eyes to His grace and focus on things of this world. When we pick up our toothbrush , when we look into the mirror , we close our eyes and don’t see how wonderfully we have been made by God in His image, how blessed we are that we are in good health … We close our eyes and just don’t see.
Two appointments await us in the morning … 1: An appointment with the King of kings , to worship Him and sit in His presence, 2: Work/Housework/School/College. We choose to close our eyes to the King of kings and focus on things of this world as our top priority. As the Lord was teaching me this I realized that in so many instances I am in a much more sadder state than my colleague. God has brought us into the light and yet we say , “No no , I am going to keep my eyes closed when it suits me”
Are we choosing to close our eyes shut to the things of God? Have we shut our eyes tight so much that we do not even choose to see His hand of grace upon our lives ?
A lot of times we don’t see because we never bothered to open our eyes and behold. Don’t get caught up in the darkness.
We read in today’s verse, “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” We get so caught up in things of this world that we forget who we are. We have been called out of darkness into His marvelous light. I pray that the Lord will touch us and may our eyes be opened to Him.
God Bless
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