A Chosen Generation

"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" (1 Peter 2:9).

We are that chosen generation; the post-Christ Christian. Are we shewing forth the praises of Him? Is it evident to others that we are out of the darkness and living in the light of Christ?

We are a peculiar people. God has chosen us (Deuteronomy 14:2). We are to be zealous, enthused, and excited to do the good works of Christ (Titus 2:14).

The word “peculiar” means both possession and acquisition, and that describes who we are and what we do as Christians. We have given ourselves to Christ, we are His possession. But we also, as the chosen generation, are in the acquisition business. As Royal Priests of a Holy Nation we are to be out and about being and spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. We are to be inviting not some, but all home to Him.

We are that chosen generation, the last generation, until Christ returns.

Bill Hitchcock