“…I have set you apart from all other people to be Mine.” – Leviticus 20:26
The Lord who has distinguished you apart from all other people tells you that, He has chosen you and He has a purpose for your life.
What could be the reason that the Lord has set you apart?
Yes, He has chosen you particularly so that you will be His own. You absolutely belong to Him. You are the people of the most powerful God. He has great zeal upon you. How blessed and gifted it is to be the sons and daughters of the true living God!
What is it that the Lord expects from His people?
1. To Be Holy:
“You shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy…” – Leviticus 20:26
What should you do to be holy?
“You must not follow the customs of the nations I cast out before you…” – Leviticus 20:23
You are not called to follow the people of this world and to act likely in their ways. The Lord has set you apart for you to be holy, says the Holy Spirit.
The Lord has chosen Samson to be a Nazirite. He was called for a special purpose. But when he began to follow the sinful ways of this world, he lost the precious relationship that he had with God. He was once called to be a blessed man but then he turned upside down to became a weak man and an object of entertainment to others. So, dedicate yourself to obey the voice of the Lord. Do not conform yourself any longer to the pattern of this world and it's pleasures.
2. Sing praises to the Lord:
“They are the people I made for Myself, and they will sing My praises!” – Isaiah 43:21
In Luke chapter 17, we could look into an incident. Ten lepers came to Jesus and shouted to Him to help them with his grace. Jesus saw them and said, “Go and let the priests examine you.” On the way they were made clean. And one among them, when he saw that he was healed, returned to the Lord, and with a loud voice he glorified God.
Are you like those nine people who received His grace and blessings but went on their own way without feeling any gratefulness towards the Lord. Or are you like that one man who came back and glorified God with a mighty voice for the goodness he had received from the Lord? Examine yourself!
The Lord has especially chosen you to sing His praises. Do not murmur. Think about all the goodness that the Lord has bestowed upon you in your life and praise Him, says Holy Spirit to you.
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