a people…

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts 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.” 1 Peter 2:9-10

Once you were not a people. Once you were nothing… isn’t that nice.  We were nothing. worth nothing…

How does that make you feel? You were not a people, but now you are. You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood.  You are part of a blood line that will give you the greatest riches that could ever be imagined.  You are a part of the lineage of the greatest king of all time.  You are a co heir of the kingdom that has the greatest wealth that exists or could be imagined.  And all because of nothing you did, or could ever do…

God the King, chose you as you are. In the darkest recess of your soul where you hope no one will see. God looked deep down there and saw how far you were from Him and still loved you, even in your muck and mire and filth, and grabs hold of you and walks with you through every dark night of your soul. He walks with you and chooses you as his own. He made you a people, joined with all of His people from all time and those yet to come. He loves you in-spite of who you are.

Remember that no matter what any one else says about you, God loves you just as you are and named you His people.