"But you are . . .
a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood,
a holy nation,
a peculiar people." 1 Peter 2:9
May we never forget that the suffering Son of God
gave Himself to purify unto Himself a peculiar people . . .
a people whose thoughts are peculiar, for their thoughts
are the thoughts of God, as having the mind of Christ;
a people whose affections are peculiar,
for they are fixed on things above;
a people whose prayers are peculiar, for they are wrought
in their heart by the Spirit of grace and supplication;
a people whose sorrows are peculiar,
because they spring from a spiritual source;
a people whose joys are peculiar, for they are joys
which the stranger cannot understand;
a people whose hopes are peculiar,
as anchoring within the veil;
a people whose expectations are peculiar, as not
expecting to reap a crop of happiness in this marred
world—but are looking for happiness in the kingdom
of rest and peace in the bosom of God.
They make it manifest that they are a peculiar
people by . . .
walking in the footsteps of the Lord the Lamb,
taking up the cross,
denying themselves, and
living to the honor, praise, and glory of God.
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