We want you to meet with God and be transformed by the Word this Sunday.

Building on the previous section in which he commanded Christians to love one another earnestly from a pure heart, Peter now lists a few practices we’ll have to do away with in order to exercise his command. But this passage is more than just a list of don’ts! We are far more than people who strive to obey the commands of God.

We may even find it difficult to accept for ourselves the titles we are given as God’s people in this passage: living stones, a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, God’s people. But these are all present realities for anyone who has answered the call of God and has been adopted into his family.

And because of the immense benefits that these titles confer upon us, we now have the opportunity to exercise the great privilege of proclaiming the excellencies of him who called us out of darkness into his marvellous light. As the people who belong to the Kingdom of God, we must be eager to tell others about our good and gracious King!

Pastor Michael Krahn