November 22

1 Peter 1, Psalm 119

As I was reading this, the first thing that hit me was that this letter was written to "God's Elect".  Who are they? They are the ones who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying work of the Spirit. That's us!!! God knew a long time ago we would be reading through the Bible as a Grace family and serving to advance His Kingdom.  He actually chose and appointed us to do it.  Then I read in Psalm 119:19 which said that we are strangers on earth.  When I put it all together verse 30 of the same Psalm seemed to just come to life.  As His chosen servants, walking in faithfulness becomes our way of life. We stand on His promises and in faith we have set our hearts on living in accordance with God's word.  This is what sets us apart. I was reminded that we have to remember and understand we are not set apart from trials of this world, but our eternal destiny has been changed and walking in faithfulness is the link to our destiny. Our lives have become testimony to the faith we profess. We make decisions based on a Biblical moral code and not with our eyes set on things of this world.  Yes, we are God's Elect, we love Who we cannot see and at the same time we are filled with inexpressible and glorious joy.  The salvation of our souls is the end result of our faith. I found comfort and strength in the words of Peter today.  I pray you do too.

Randi