1 Peter 2:9-10
Have you ever played with Legos before? Lego is the company that created building block sets allowing children and adults to build models of cars, buildings, artwork, and anything else a person can imagine. Each building set comes with individual block pieces of different sizes and shapes. Putting those different pieces together forms the overall final project. As a church, we are like a Lego model with each individual being put together by God to form the community of Christ. Working together and utilizing our particular gifts within the context of this community do we fulfill God’s design for us. In 1 Peter 2:9-10, we can see four aspects of how God has called us to be as His church. First, we are a chosen people. God has not just chosen us as individuals, but collectively as his body, we have been chosen. We have not been put here by accident but rather FECC has been chosen by God for His purposes in our communities. This gives us a greater meaning for our purpose here. Second, we are a royal priesthood. As priests, we have access to God and can approach Him in his throne room. We do not have to work through a mediator as the Israelites had to do in the Old Testament, but because of Jesus, we can now directly speak to God and hear from Him. Also, we approach God together as His church. We are formed by God in our gathering together. Third, we are a holy nation. Being holy means to be set apart. In our daily lives, we set aside nicer clothes for special occasions such as weddings. In the same way, we as a holy nation have been set aside by God for His special purposes. We have a unique calling as His church to be a blessing to our community. Lastly, we are God’s special possession. Together, God has special favor for us. We belong to God and are precious to Him. Not just as individuals but everyone in FECC who has been put here by God’s design. What God has built and continues to build is something he values greatly. What a precious invitation we have to participate in this community we call FECC! To see what God is building, we must make ourselves available to be plugged into His church as individual Lego pieces are plugged into the overall project. May we move from seeing ourselves only as individuals saved by God to a grander picture of God’s work in the community of faith and our participation and contribution to it! Comments are closed.
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