"Queen for a Day"

Colorado Springs, Colorado

I was working in my backyard, getting ready for winter when Cali knew that this would be a good time for a photo op, and I knew that I had plenty of time to put down my rake, find my camera and return to the backyard. Cali wasn't going anywhere until her picture was taken.

This was not her only pose. She relishes the camera because, you know, she's the queen.

"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." 1 Peter 2:9 New International Version

We're royalty in God's sight.

Peter wrote these words to people who didn't feel anything like royalty. They were discovering the stark reality that being a Christian can be costly this side of the grave, yet Peter calls them royalty.

This royalty has a purpose.

We're not called to sit on stump and demand attention. We're called to proclaim Christ. We're called to let others know about the wonder of being called out of darkness into the light of Christ's love.

It's interesting, isn't it? Peter says that we not called to declare everything that God is against, but we're called to proclaim this marvelous light.

That's what we do as God's royalty.

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