We are Peculiar People

He Wants It All
 by Forever Jones

There's a voice that cries out in the silence, 

Searching for a heart that will love Him.

Longing for a child that will give Him their all

Give it all, He wants it all

And there's a God that walks over the earth

He's searching for a heart that is desperate

And longing for a child

That will give Him their all

Give it all, He wants it all

And He says love me, love me with your whole heart

He wants it all today

Serve me, serve me with your life now

He wants it all today

Bow down, let go of your idols

He wants it all today [x3]

He wants it all

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As Christians, we are called to glorify God in everything that we do, say........in every aspect of our lives. We should live a life that is pleasing to Him, a life that draws others to Him. People should be able to see God in us.....see His love, forgiveness, joy, and His righteousness.

1 Peter 2:9 tells us that we are a peculiar people set apart for God. 

Set apart means that we are called to be holy, to live holy lives which are centered around God. How do we do this? It’s just like what that kids' song says

"Watch your eyes; Watch your eyes, what they see. Watch your eyes, Watch your eyes, what they see. There’s a Father up above, looking down in tender love. Watch your eyes, Watch your eyes, what they see.......ears....lips.....feet..."

In other words, make sure that everything you do is pleasing in God's sight. Before you do or say anything or go anywhere, ask yourself a couple questions. Does this glorify Him? Will it dishonour Him? Am I representing Him properly when I do/ say/ go there? Am I standing up for righteousness? Would Jesus do this? We do this because we are called to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteusness. That means me and that means you.

We are a peculiar people. That means that we should stand out from others. We are not called to fit in with the crowd. Jesus didn't it in. Most people did not like or agree with what He said and stood for.Infact, He was critized alot and if we are representing Him it will be the same with us. 

We will be persecuted, but the Bible says in Proverbs 28:1 that we are as bold as a lion! Don't be ashamed of Him! He wasn't ashamed to give up His glory and Heavenly seat to come down to Earth and be critized, persecuted and crucified by the people He created, so that you might be saved. Jesus sad in Matthew 10:33 that if we deny Him here on earth, He will deny us before His Father in heaven. Do you want Him to deny knowing you?! I'm sure you don't so be bold for Him! Represent Him with everything you do, say, watch, hear, where you go and how you react to and generally treat others. He will honour you for it.

We are in the world but not of it. Romans 12:2 says

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind......."

That means that though we live on this Earth, though we are in this world, we should not be like the people of this world (the un-saved). We are a peculiar people, we should be different. People should be able to look at us and see that there is something different about us and that difference is JESUS CHRIST. We are called to be set apart for God, so be careful what and who you surround yourself with......get rid of whatever or whoever is/ will lead you astray......He wants it all today.....everything that does not glirify Him...give it up! We are a pecliar people, set apart to bring His name glory.

Represent Him in eveerything you do! He wants ALL of you! He wants to use you to impact the lives of others.

1 Peter 2:9 

" But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possesssion, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful  light."

He called us out of the darkness, that means we are not to be and are no longer slaves to the things of the world! He called us away from the things of the devil........the devil has so many different ways of appealing to and tempting us....people (bad company), media ( dirty movies, books, magazines, shows), dance and , of course, music.  It often starts out subtle, just a ' little' (there is no such thing) bad word or swear word there, just one dirty joke or scene there, but then you become insensitive, you let your guard down, lower your standards and get drawn into the trap of the enemy.Then, 'all of a sudden', you find your self watching shows or listening to and even participating in conversations where badwords are used frequently and casually. You find yourself listening to and even telling dirty jokes, watching porn, masturbating and you get yourself in a whole lot of trouble. You find yourself pulling away from God and bing drawn into the things of the world and soon you are no longer able to control yourself because you have become a slave to the things of the world. you have opened a door for the devil to enter into and control your life. 

So what are you feeding yourself, your spirit with? Your mind is like a sponge, it absorbs whatever you feed it with. Be careful! God has called you to separate yourself from the things of the world. Let go of all your idols (the things that are more important to you than God) and serve him with all yur heart! Give Him your all, youw whole life. He wants it all today!

  

Remember: God has called you to be a peculiar people, set apart for Him. If you deny him here on Earth before man, He will deny you before his Father in heaven.