Can’t you see what the Lord has done for you?
1 Pet.2:9-10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Normally chosen people was reserved for Israel, but the veil has been rent (torn). Once royalty and priesthood stood apart from one another. But our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the prophet, priest and king has brought them together. Once upon a time, Israel was that holy nation, a people belonging to God; but now that has been extended to those who are in Christ Jesus. Since we have been called out of darkness and into the marvelous light, let us praise Jesus for this is the proper response. So much time has flown by that we don’t realize that we were people without hope; we were a people on the outside looking in---we were not a people. But now, praise the Lord, we are the people of God. In the past God said that He would give mercy to who He would give mercy and be gracious to who He would be gracious to. ---We have now received that mercy, and ought to be shouting from the roof top, and living for Him who died for us and rose again.
---Live that today. Don’t be distracted. Take time to ponder what the Lord has done for you.
