Exodus 19

Daily Devotional from Exodus 19--

Verse 5
‘Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.

I love how the New Testament connects to the Old Testament. The mission that was rejected by the Jews when they rejected the Messiah — to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation — was passed on to the New Testament Church. We have been grafted into relationship with God through the sacrifice of His son, Jesus. We have been adopted as the “chosen”. “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.” 1 Peter 2:9

Let’s take up Peter’s challenge and live up to our calling - that we would glorify God and help others to gain a personal relationship with Him.

Rick Bolesta