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Get Real November 8 Devotional

by David Joynt on November 08, 2024


1 PETER 2:9a | 9a But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession...

Each of the terms in this amazing sentence was once used exclusively of Israel alone. Israel is a chosen nation, an elect race in Isaiah 43:20. Israel is God’s treasured possession in Exodus 19:5, and a “holy nation and priestly kingdom” in Exodus 19:6. Now all these wonderful terms belong to the believers scattered around Palestine, Asia minor, and Arizona.

 

Ordinary things gain value when they belong to someone special. A pen used by Lincoln is worth far more than one used by a random citizen in 1860. A dress worn by Taylor Swift is more valuable than one worn by your aunt Edna. We are chosen and belong to the most important being in the universe!

 

Being chosen by God and belonging to Him is the ultimate honor. Do you agree?

 

 

Gracious God,

Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work is in vain. Recall for me that I am chosen, precious, and belong to You.

Amen.

 

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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