There's something about a cape that makes me feel
like royalty. When I put it on I feel confident and powerful, like I can take
on the world. As I ponder what it is about a cape that has the ability to do
this, thoughts of royals and superheroes flood my mind. There's a sense of
power associated with a cape. We have that same power through the Holy Spirit
when we put on the armor of God. As I reflect on Thanksgiving, I am thankful to
serve a God who understands our desire to feel important, powerful and loved.
He created us to be a royal priesthood, which means that we are spiritual
leaders. 1 Peter 2:4-10 is a great
description of the call we have to be a light in the darkness:
"As you come to him, a living stone
rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves
like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy
priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus
Christ. For it stands in Scripture:
'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put
to shame.' So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,' and 'A stone
of stumbling, and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the
word, as they were destined to do.
But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may
proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once
you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to share with
others what God has done for you and what you have to be thankful for. Let's
not only invite others into our homes for a meal; let's invite them into His marvelous light by sharing the gospel.
"Because your steadfast love is
better than life, my lips will praise you." – Psalm 63:3
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