Who is calling out for your allegiance today?
Reading 1 Peter...
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy." 1 Peter 2:9-10 (NIV)
There are many things out there that call out for our allegiance. Everything from motorcycle brands, to sports teams to political parties; they all want us to wear their logos and pledge our allegiance to them.
They are successful because they know we want to belong to a group that is bigger than ourselves.
Now, I'm not saying that any of these things are wrong in and of themselves, but they must always take second place to our calling in Jesus Christ.
Peter tells us here that we are "God's special possession," just as Paul tells us, "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. " 1 Cor 6:19-20 (NIV)
Let us pray today that if there is anything that takes place before our calling and position in Christ, we have eyes to see it.
Our first and only true allegiance should be to the Lord.
