What Can You Do?

Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, I’ve been feeling a little weak, weary lately, but I can do all things—with the strength that You give me. Thank you!

For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure. Deuteronomy 7:6

 

Meditate. Do you feel special since you belong to God?

 

Knowing that I belong to God gives me such assurance and joy. Yes, actually joy. I am humbled to think that I could even be part of God’s family—and yet He promises that His followers will not only be part of His family but also priests and kings. God instructed Moses to tell the Israelites how special they were. The message is the same goes for those on this side of the cross—after the resurrection of Christ.

The Earth belongs to God.
Are you part of His kingdom?
Are you holy?
Will you be a king or a priest?

Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.' This is the message you must give to the people of Israel. Exodus 19:5-6

We are called by God to be like Him…holy.

You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own. Leviticus 20:26

Being His adopted children sets us apart.

And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23       

A child of God—a child of the Lord God Almighty. What could be better? As a child of God, what can you do?

 

Verse of Salvation ~ Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. Jude 1:3

 

Memory Verse of the Week ~ I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

 

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