In my lifetime, I have been a child, son, student, graduate, husband, father, grandfather, business manager, teacher, bank teller, clerk, internal auditor, janitor, statistical clerk, and missionary. All of these were titles given to me by others. But none of these titles really describe who I am or was at the time. They only partially describe what I did or the relationship with others that I possessed.
I was given other titles based upon what others thought of me. Some were kind, some were not. They said I was quiet, angry, wise, sullen, foolish, soft-spoken, opinionated, and other characteristics that we won’t get into right now. While these titles were perceived, and therefore, accurate for others, they were not always true for me.
Titles leave us in the dark as to who we are and what we should do. They haven’t given me the light I need to live right nor accomplish my purpose in life. That is, until I was given new titles by my Heavenly Father. When I became a believer and His child, He gave me the titles that Peter wrote about in I Peter 2:9; “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
The moment I trusted Jesus as my Savior, God removed me from darkness and placed me in His light. All of a sudden I could see His purposes for me and I began to understand how I could live in the light of His love. He called me a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a people for his own possession. Clearly He had higher expectations for me than I had. Now I am free to proclaim the excellencies of Him.
Join me in His marvelous light. Leave the darkness behind. Discover the love of the Almighty, our Heavenly Father. And enjoy the privileges and glory of being a child of the One True King.
Reluctant Retiree 