We are family by God's act

Being a member of a family has its benefits and its drawbacks. You might have to put up with that one relative that talks too much, or the one who gets really into his sports team, or the one who insists on bringing up the most controversial subjects. However difficult family life can be, a healthy family will always be the place where there is belonging.

Peter 2:9 tells us, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellences of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."

We’ve been wrapped up into the family of God, (even if we’re the one who talks too much) and as a part of that we truly have belonging. The people of God aren’t defined by heredity, geography, status, genetics, perceptions, education, or assumptions. The same qualifications that made Aaron a priest (showing up when God called) have made the people of God a royal priesthood to the world.

Because Jesus chose us, we will forever have belonging in the family of God. Take time today to reflect on the reality that you are God's royal priesthood to the world. Do you think of yourself as a royal priesthood, or your family as a royal priesthood?


1 Peter 2:9