Daily Verse
August 31
His purchased possession.
1 Peter 2:9a 'But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people;'
The word translated peculiar in the King James Bible
is the Greek word 'peripoiesis' which means 'a purchased possession'.
When we receive Christ then we are His purchased possession.
We cannot live as we please.
Our lives are to be for His glory.
We are the dwelling place of God;
we are the temple where His presence dwells.
Everything we do is an opportunity to worship with our life.
We are priests unto God offering the sacrifices
of a life filled with love for the Lord Jesus Christ.