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Be a Blessing

October 20, 2020

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                                                 

Not everyone is a sports fanatic like me, so bear with my sports analogy. Going 1-1 in a professional draft is a life changing deal … the first round first picked athlete out of thousands of aspiring professional athletes and a few hundred that display real professional potential. The difference in a signing bonus or contract between a 1-1 draft pick and the last pick of the first round can be hundreds of thousands of dollars. The difference between the 1-1 draft pick and the latter rounds – millions of dollars.

The Kingdom of God is not like the kingdom of sports. Each and every pick that the Kingdom of God makes is a 1-1 draft pick. You reading this blog have been chosen by God – you are his 1-1 draft pick! He deems you worthy of His Son giving up His throne in Heaven to step down to earth to suffer and die for you. Now you may say – if you knew me you would not say that because of insert your personal reason here. The reality is … I do not have to know you because God already does. He knows your deepest darkest secret, your inner brokenness and yet, He chooses you … 1-1. And while the world might be asking incredulously, “That’s your number one 1 pick?!?” God, the master craftsman, is smiling softly because He sees the end result after He is done crafting you.  God is continually crafting you into the perfect image bearer of Himself.

Yet God does not ask us to bear His image one day when we are perfected. He has chosen us, called us out of darkness, to display His character right now. You have been chosen to live your life on the stage of this world, as Peter writes ‘proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.’

We have been blessed, called out of darkness, to be a blessing for others. Not just a blessing to those who bless us, but especially for those who would do us harm as Peter writes in 1 Peter 3:9. Our blessing is so immense, so grand, so unfathomable that the proper response is to turn around and bless others in order that we bring praise and honor to God and that others may be 1-1 draft picks as well.

So, Mr. or Mrs. 1-1, the first-round draft pick of God, you have been chosen to be a part of God’s team, His family. You have been given this immeasurable treasure; you are being perfected each and every day; you are blessed.

THIS WEEK: Start each day with … How will I bless the world around me today?

-Pastor Brian

2 Comments

John on October 21, 2020 1:25pm

Great analogy Brian! And encouragement to get out there and lead with love.

Bless you, brother.

AD on October 23, 2020 3:44pm

Great read and reminder. Thank you.

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