Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

I Peter

Set Apart

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“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy”. – I Peter 2:9-10 (HCSB)

When we accept Christ, we become part of His family, His “chosen people”. Our obligation, as well as our desire if we truly love Him, is then to praise and honor Him by living a life where Christ shines through everything we do. Significantly, this “shining” must not only occur when we are around others, but at all times throughout our day. There is no “time-off” from Christianity. If we truly love Him, every moment, every aspect, of our life will be lived in such a way as to honor Him.

We are set apart by God, not because of who we are, but rather because we belive in Him and have accepted His gift of salvation through His Son. Once we receive this gift, we are honor bound to then live in such a way so that others will be drawn to Christ as well. We must live for God not only first, but always.

Father, thank You for offering such an amazing gift to me; thank You for considering me one of Your people and for setting me apart. May I strive always to live in a manner worthy of You.

Pure Devotion

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“Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do evil, they may, by observing your good works, glorify God in a day of visitation.” – I Peter 2:11, 12 (HCSB)

We need to live lives devoted to Christ regardless of how others treat us.

Every second of every minute of every hour of every day we make the choice to either live for Christ or against Him. There is no middle ground; we must always be focused in such a way that even our loudest critics are forced to admit that we live a life devoted to God. We don’t know how much time we have here in this life. We must love with an urgent passion, with every moment focused on our devotion to God. We must humble ourselves, put away our selfishness and seek Him constantly – without ceasing!

Lord, You know I often fall short of my goal of living for You; forgive me. Instill an urgent passion for You in the depths of my soul. May I hunger for You in a manner that cannot be satisfied until we meet in Heaven. “Give me reckless faith…”