You
Have Received Mercy
But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the
mighty acts 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.
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles
to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.
Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign
you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God, when he
comes to judge.
For the Lord's sake accept the authority
of every human institution, whether of the emperor as supreme, or of governs,
as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of
the foolish. As servants of God, live as free people,
yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil. Honor everyone. Love the
family of believers. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
1 Peter 2:9-17
The LORD revealed himself and His glory
through creation. Through all of our trials, Jesus receives praise, honor, and
glory as our faith is tested.
The goodness of
God
reveals His glory.
Our
Daily Bread -