Deuteronomy 14

For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

(Deu 14:2)

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

(1Pe 2:9)

Here we have some common ground with the Church, and God’s chosen people the Israelites. Both of us are described as a holy nation and a peculiar people. The shared theme here is that we have been called by God to be separate from the world, and to be set apart for Him. God has set us apart unto Himself. We belong to Him. He can do with us what He wants, for whatever reason He wants.

But because He is gracious and loving, He doesn’t leave us in the dark as to what He has called us out for, and what He wants to do with us. He has called us out of darkness to dwell in His light, to live lives that are open before Him and others, nothing needing to be hid, everything able to be seen.

His purpose for bringing us into the Light is to SHOW FORTH HIS PRAISES to the world around us. We sing His praises with our lips all the time. We tell people about God’s goodness. We tell people about His love. We tell people about what God has done for us. But God wants to do so much more than just use us to tell people. He wants our lives to SHOW people all the things He has done that are worthy of praise.

We are different than the world. We shouldn’t be afraid to be different; we should instead see it as an opportunity to live in the light rather than the darkness, an opportunity to let our LIVING, not just our mouths, proclaim God’s praises. God has called YOU. I pray that you would WALK WORTHY of that calling.